23,1804
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From this reading Victory, November 23,1804.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
AdmiraltynounUS /ˈædmərəlti/
the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This letter, my dearest beloved Emma, goes--although in Mr. Marsden's letter--such a roundabout way, that I cannot say all that my heart wishes.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
dearly loved
From this reading This letter, my dearest beloved Emma, goes--although in Mr. Marsden's letter--such a roundabout way, that I cannot say all that my heart wishes.
BullnounUS /bʊl/
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
cannot
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From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
coloursnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
dearly loved
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading This letter, my dearest beloved Emma, goes--although in Mr. Marsden's letter--such a roundabout way, that I cannot say all that my heart wishes.
disposalnounUS /dɪˈspoʊzəl/
the power to use something or someone
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
Emma
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From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
fleetnounUS /fliːt/
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
moving swiftly
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading This letter, my dearest beloved Emma, goes--although in Mr. Marsden's letter--such a roundabout way, that I cannot say all that my heart wishes.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading This letter, my dearest beloved Emma, goes--although in Mr. Marsden's letter--such a roundabout way, that I cannot say all that my heart wishes.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading This letter, my dearest beloved Emma, goes--although in Mr. Marsden's letter--such a roundabout way, that I cannot say all that my heart wishes.
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 I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
MadridnounUS /məˈdrɪd/
the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
MaltanounUS /ˈmɔːltə/
a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
managementnounUS /ˈmænədʒmənt/
the act of managing something
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
Marsden's
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From this reading This letter, my dearest beloved Emma, goes--although in Mr. Marsden's letter--such a roundabout way, that I cannot say all that my heart wishes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
MediterraneannounUS /ˌmedətərˈeɪniən/
the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
Minorca
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From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
modenounUS /moʊd/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
a particular point in time
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
a form of address for a man
From this reading This letter, my dearest beloved Emma, goes--although in Mr. Marsden's letter--such a roundabout way, that I cannot say all that my heart wishes.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading Victory, November 23,1804.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
and nothing more
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
roundaboutadjectiveUS /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
From this reading This letter, my dearest beloved Emma, goes--although in Mr. Marsden's letter--such a roundabout way, that I cannot say all that my heart wishes.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
express in words
From this reading This letter, my dearest beloved Emma, goes--although in Mr. Marsden's letter--such a roundabout way, that I cannot say all that my heart wishes.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
shorteradjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtər/
comparative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
refrain from harming
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This letter, my dearest beloved Emma, goes--although in Mr. Marsden's letter--such a roundabout way, that I cannot say all that my heart wishes.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This letter, my dearest beloved Emma, goes--although in Mr. Marsden's letter--such a roundabout way, that I cannot say all that my heart wishes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
soldiers collectively
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
precisely as stated
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Victory, November 23,1804.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This letter, my dearest beloved Emma, goes--although in Mr. Marsden's letter--such a roundabout way, that I cannot say all that my heart wishes.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading This letter, my dearest beloved Emma, goes--although in Mr. Marsden's letter--such a roundabout way, that I cannot say all that my heart wishes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As all our communication with Spain is at an end, I can now only expect to hear from my own dear Emma by the very slow mode of Admiralty vessels, and it is now more than two months since the John Bull sailed.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading However, by management, and a portion of good luck, I got the account from Madrid in a much shorter space of time than I could have hoped for; and I have set the whole Mediterranean to work, and think the fleet cannot fail of being successful: and, if I had had the spare troops at Malta at my disposal, Minorca would at this moment have had English colours flying.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I much fear, something has been taken; for they never would, I am sure, have kept me so long in the dark.
