Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading A popular actress had entered her name on the ship's books, but something interfered and she couldn't go.

having companions or an escort

From this reading Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.

a female actor

From this reading A popular actress had entered her name on the ship's books, but something interfered and she couldn't go.

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

in addition

From this reading Lieutenant General Sherman was to have been of the party also, but the Indian war compelled his presence on the plains.

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

From this reading There were other passengers who could have been spared better and would have been spared more willingly.

replying

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

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

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

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

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)

From this reading Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading There were other passengers who could have been spared better and would have been spared more willingly.

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

From this reading However, had not we the seductive program still, with its Paris, its Constantinople, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Jericho, and "our friends the Bermudians?"

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading There were other passengers who could have been spared better and would have been spared more willingly.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading A popular actress had entered her name on the ship's books, but something interfered and she couldn't go.

the two together, not just one

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

a youthful male person

From this reading The "Drummer Boy of the Potomac" deserted, and lo, we had never a celebrity left!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

plural of “camp” — temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading What did we care?

a widely known person

From this reading The "Drummer Boy of the Potomac" deserted, and lo, we had never a celebrity left!

inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something

From this reading Lieutenant General Sherman was to have been of the party also, but the Indian war compelled his presence on the plains.

the largest city and former capital of Turkey

From this reading However, had not we the seductive program still, with its Paris, its Constantinople, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Jericho, and "our friends the Bermudians?"

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

From this reading There were other passengers who could have been spared better and would have been spared more willingly.

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

From this reading A popular actress had entered her name on the ship's books, but something interfered and she couldn't go.

plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

a specialized division of a large organization

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading The "Drummer Boy of the Potomac" deserted, and lo, we had never a celebrity left!

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading What did we care?

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

someone who plays a drum

From this reading The "Drummer Boy of the Potomac" deserted, and lo, we had never a celebrity left!

plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading A popular actress had entered her name on the ship's books, but something interfered and she couldn't go.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading However, had not we the seductive program still, with its Paris, its Constantinople, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Jericho, and "our friends the Bermudians?"

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading Lieutenant General Sherman was to have been of the party also, but the Indian war compelled his presence on the plains.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading A popular actress had entered her name on the ship's books, but something interfered and she couldn't go.

plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

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

From this reading A popular actress had entered her name on the ship's books, but something interfered and she couldn't go.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.

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

From this reading Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.

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

From this reading A popular actress had entered her name on the ship's books, but something interfered and she couldn't go.

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

From this reading Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.

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

From this reading Lieutenant General Sherman was to have been of the party also, but the Indian war compelled his presence on the plains.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

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

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.

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

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading Lieutenant General Sherman was to have been of the party also, but the Indian war compelled his presence on the plains.

past form of “interfere” — come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle

From this reading A popular actress had entered her name on the ship's books, but something interfered and she couldn't go.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading However, had not we the seductive program still, with its Paris, its Constantinople, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Jericho, and "our friends the Bermudians?"

a village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land

From this reading However, had not we the seductive program still, with its Paris, its Constantinople, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Jericho, and "our friends the Bermudians?"

capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)

From this reading However, had not we the seductive program still, with its Paris, its Constantinople, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Jericho, and "our friends the Bermudians?"

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading The "Drummer Boy of the Potomac" deserted, and lo, we had never a celebrity left!

a commissioned military officer

From this reading Lieutenant General Sherman was to have been of the party also, but the Indian war compelled his presence on the plains.

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

From this reading The "Drummer Boy of the Potomac" deserted, and lo, we had never a celebrity left!

engage in

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading There were other passengers who could have been spared better and would have been spared more willingly.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading A popular actress had entered her name on the ship's books, but something interfered and she couldn't go.

an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The "Drummer Boy of the Potomac" deserted, and lo, we had never a celebrity left!

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading However, had not we the seductive program still, with its Paris, its Constantinople, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Jericho, and "our friends the Bermudians?"

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Lieutenant General Sherman was to have been of the party also, but the Indian war compelled his presence on the plains.

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

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Lieutenant General Sherman was to have been of the party also, but the Indian war compelled his presence on the plains.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading There were other passengers who could have been spared better and would have been spared more willingly.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading However, had not we the seductive program still, with its Paris, its Constantinople, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Jericho, and "our friends the Bermudians?"

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading However, had not we the seductive program still, with its Paris, its Constantinople, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Jericho, and "our friends the Bermudians?"

an organization to gain political power

From this reading Lieutenant General Sherman was to have been of the party also, but the Indian war compelled his presence on the plains.

plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading There were other passengers who could have been spared better and would have been spared more willingly.

for each

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

From this reading Lieutenant General Sherman was to have been of the party also, but the Indian war compelled his presence on the plains.

regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public

From this reading A popular actress had entered her name on the ship's books, but something interfered and she couldn't go.

a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay

From this reading The "Drummer Boy of the Potomac" deserted, and lo, we had never a celebrity left!

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading Lieutenant General Sherman was to have been of the party also, but the Indian war compelled his presence on the plains.

a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading However, had not we the seductive program still, with its Paris, its Constantinople, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Jericho, and "our friends the Bermudians?"

plural of “proportion” — the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

From this reading Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

plural of “salute” — an act of honor or courteous recognition

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

a person who is head of an administrative department of government

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

tending to entice into a desired action or state

From this reading However, had not we the seductive program still, with its Paris, its Constantinople, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Jericho, and "our friends the Bermudians?"

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

From this reading A popular actress had entered her name on the ship's books, but something interfered and she couldn't go.

United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891)

From this reading Lieutenant General Sherman was to have been of the party also, but the Indian war compelled his presence on the plains.

possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading A popular actress had entered her name on the ship's books, but something interfered and she couldn't go.

having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

a port city in western Turkey

From this reading However, had not we the seductive program still, with its Paris, its Constantinople, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Jericho, and "our friends the Bermudians?"

a thing, without saying which

From this reading A popular actress had entered her name on the ship's books, but something interfered and she couldn't go.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

past form of “spare” — refrain from harming

From this reading There were other passengers who could have been spared better and would have been spared more willingly.

not in physical motion

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

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

From this reading Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were other passengers who could have been spared better and would have been spared more willingly.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

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

From this reading Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.

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

From this reading Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.

compelling immediate action

From this reading Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Lieutenant General Sherman was to have been of the party also, but the Indian war compelled his presence on the plains.

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.

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

From this reading Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The "Drummer Boy of the Potomac" deserted, and lo, we had never a celebrity left!

accept gladly

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

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

From this reading There were other passengers who could have been spared better and would have been spared more willingly.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What did we care?

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

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

which person or people

From this reading There were other passengers who could have been spared better and would have been spared more willingly.

in a willing manner

From this reading There were other passengers who could have been spared better and would have been spared more willingly.

in the company of; together with

From this reading However, had not we the seductive program still, with its Paris, its Constantinople, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Jericho, and "our friends the Bermudians?"

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading However, we were to have a "battery of guns" from the Navy Department (as per advertisement) to be used in answering royal salutes; and the document furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, which was to make "General Sherman and party" welcome guests in the courts and camps of the old world, was still left to us, though both document and battery, I think, were shorn of somewhat of their original august proportions.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading There were other passengers who could have been spared better and would have been spared more willingly.