Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

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

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

in the past

From this reading * * * * * This is the yarn I listened to on anchor watch thirty years ago.

possessing life

From this reading If that white-haired, mild-mannered old pilot is still alive, he is over ninety-five years old, and immune from earthly punishment.

a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

From this reading * * * * * This is the yarn I listened to on anchor watch thirty years ago.

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

From this reading If that white-haired, mild-mannered old pilot is still alive, he is over ninety-five years old, and immune from earthly punishment.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was at a time of low spring tides, and such a menace to navigation could easily elude observation under ordinary conditions.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading It pertains to events forty years farther back in the past.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

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

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

a visual display of information

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

From this reading It was at a time of low spring tides, and such a menace to navigation could easily elude observation under ordinary conditions.

serving to support or corroborate

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

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

From this reading It was at a time of low spring tides, and such a menace to navigation could easily elude observation under ordinary conditions.

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

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

the cognitive process of reaching a decision

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven

From this reading If that white-haired, mild-mannered old pilot is still alive, he is over ninety-five years old, and immune from earthly punishment.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading It was at a time of low spring tides, and such a menace to navigation could easily elude observation under ordinary conditions.

being one more than seven

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

escape, either physically or mentally

From this reading It was at a time of low spring tides, and such a menace to navigation could easily elude observation under ordinary conditions.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading It pertains to events forty years farther back in the past.

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading It pertains to events forty years farther back in the past.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading It pertains to events forty years farther back in the past.

being seven more than forty

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading If that white-haired, mild-mannered old pilot is still alive, he is over ninety-five years old, and immune from earthly punishment.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

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

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

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

From this reading If that white-haired, mild-mannered old pilot is still alive, he is over ninety-five years old, and immune from earthly punishment.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

of or relating to the science of hydrography

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

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

From this reading * * * * * This is the yarn I listened to on anchor watch thirty years ago.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If that white-haired, mild-mannered old pilot is still alive, he is over ninety-five years old, and immune from earthly punishment.

relating to the condition of immunity

From this reading If that white-haired, mild-mannered old pilot is still alive, he is over ninety-five years old, and immune from earthly punishment.

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

From this reading It pertains to events forty years farther back in the past.

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

From this reading * * * * * This is the yarn I listened to on anchor watch thirty years ago.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It pertains to events forty years farther back in the past.

in the recent past

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading * * * * * This is the yarn I listened to on anchor watch thirty years ago.

United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

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

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading It was at a time of low spring tides, and such a menace to navigation could easily elude observation under ordinary conditions.

pose a threat to; present a danger to

From this reading It was at a time of low spring tides, and such a menace to navigation could easily elude observation under ordinary conditions.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

behaving in or having a mild or gentle manner

From this reading If that white-haired, mild-mannered old pilot is still alive, he is over ninety-five years old, and immune from earthly punishment.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

From this reading It was at a time of low spring tides, and such a menace to navigation could easily elude observation under ordinary conditions.

being five more than ninety

From this reading If that white-haired, mild-mannered old pilot is still alive, he is over ninety-five years old, and immune from earthly punishment.

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

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

the act of making and recording a measurement

From this reading It was at a time of low spring tides, and such a menace to navigation could easily elude observation under ordinary conditions.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading If that white-haired, mild-mannered old pilot is still alive, he is over ninety-five years old, and immune from earthly punishment.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading * * * * * This is the yarn I listened to on anchor watch thirty years ago.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading It was at a time of low spring tides, and such a menace to navigation could easily elude observation under ordinary conditions.

above and across; more than

From this reading If that white-haired, mild-mannered old pilot is still alive, he is over ninety-five years old, and immune from earthly punishment.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading It pertains to events forty years farther back in the past.

third-person singular of “pertain” — be relevant to

From this reading It pertains to events forty years farther back in the past.

operate an airplane

From this reading If that white-haired, mild-mannered old pilot is still alive, he is over ninety-five years old, and immune from earthly punishment.

the act of punishing

From this reading If that white-haired, mild-mannered old pilot is still alive, he is over ninety-five years old, and immune from earthly punishment.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

transport commercially

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

being ten more than fifty

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

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

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

the season of growth

From this reading It was at a time of low spring tides, and such a menace to navigation could easily elude observation under ordinary conditions.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

not in physical motion

From this reading If that white-haired, mild-mannered old pilot is still alive, he is over ninety-five years old, and immune from earthly punishment.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It was at a time of low spring tides, and such a menace to navigation could easily elude observation under ordinary conditions.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading If that white-haired, mild-mannered old pilot is still alive, he is over ninety-five years old, and immune from earthly punishment.

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

From this reading * * * * * This is the yarn I listened to on anchor watch thirty years ago.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading * * * * * This is the yarn I listened to on anchor watch thirty years ago.

being seven more than thirty

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading * * * * * This is the yarn I listened to on anchor watch thirty years ago.

plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading It was at a time of low spring tides, and such a menace to navigation could easily elude observation under ordinary conditions.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It was at a time of low spring tides, and such a menace to navigation could easily elude observation under ordinary conditions.

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

From this reading * * * * * This is the yarn I listened to on anchor watch thirty years ago.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading It was at a time of low spring tides, and such a menace to navigation could easily elude observation under ordinary conditions.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

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

From this reading It was at a time of low spring tides, and such a menace to navigation could easily elude observation under ordinary conditions.

look attentively

From this reading * * * * * This is the yarn I listened to on anchor watch thirty years ago.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

From this reading If that white-haired, mild-mannered old pilot is still alive, he is over ninety-five years old, and immune from earthly punishment.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading But, before deciding to give this story to the world, I visited the United States Hydrographic Office for some corroborative data, and on a pilot chart of 1896 read that one Captain Lloyd, of the British ship _Crompton_, had lately reported seeing in latitude forty-seven north and longitude thirty-seven degrees twenty minutes west, a rock sixty feet long and eight or ten feet high in the middle.

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

From this reading * * * * * This is the yarn I listened to on anchor watch thirty years ago.

a late time of life

From this reading * * * * * This is the yarn I listened to on anchor watch thirty years ago.