Chapter XXVII

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

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Nasgig and I differed now about the choice of persons.

later than; following

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

(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 _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

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

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

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

From this reading He, as a soldier, was for taking mostly single young men, and I for taking whole families, though some were either too old or too young for war.

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

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

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

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

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

plural of “build” — constitution of the human body

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

the person or thing chosen or selected

From this reading Nasgig and I differed now about the choice of persons.

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

a large gathering of people

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

(sentence connectors) because of the reason given

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

the process of giving careful thought to something

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

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

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

make or cause to be or to become

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

approval

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

a female human offspring

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

made known or openly avowed

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase “left to your own devices”

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

past form of “differ” — be different

From this reading Nasgig and I differed now about the choice of persons.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

many and different

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

one or the other of two

From this reading He, as a soldier, was for taking mostly single young men, and I for taking whole families, though some were either too old or too young for war.

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From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

attracting or delighting

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

divisible by two

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

plural of “family” — a social unit living together

From this reading He, as a soldier, was for taking mostly single young men, and I for taking whole families, though some were either too old or too young for war.

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

experiencing or showing fear

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

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From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

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From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

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

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

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

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

a yearning for something or to do something

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

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

From this reading He, as a soldier, was for taking mostly single young men, and I for taking whole families, though some were either too old or too young for war.

third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

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

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

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

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

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

From this reading Nasgig and I differed now about the choice of persons.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

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

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

plural of “kill” — the act of terminating a life

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

plural of “kingdom” — a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

go away from a place

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

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From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

United States poet (1869-1950)

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

the force of workers available

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

used to form the superlative

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading He, as a soldier, was for taking mostly single young men, and I for taking whole families, though some were either too old or too young for war.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

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From this reading Nasgig and I differed now about the choice of persons.

a son of your brother or sister

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

not any; not one

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

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From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

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

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

and nothing more

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He, as a soldier, was for taking mostly single young men, and I for taking whole families, though some were either too old or too young for war.

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

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

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From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

-ing form of “perceive” — to become aware of through the senses

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

by chance

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading Nasgig and I differed now about the choice of persons.

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

select carefully from a group

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

plural of “prejudice” — a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

a formal public statement

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

any competition

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

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From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

the back of a military formation or procession

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

third-person singular of “reconcile” — make (one thing) compatible with

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

cause to become

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

a meeting planned at a certain time and place

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

express in words

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

apart from others

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading He, as a soldier, was for taking mostly single young men, and I for taking whole families, though some were either too old or too young for war.

the state of being under the control of another person

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading He, as a soldier, was for taking mostly single young men, and I for taking whole families, though some were either too old or too young for war.

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

From this reading He, as a soldier, was for taking mostly single young men, and I for taking whole families, though some were either too old or too young for war.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

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From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading He, as a soldier, was for taking mostly single young men, and I for taking whole families, though some were either too old or too young for war.

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

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

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

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

in or at that place or location

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

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

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

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

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

up to a particular time

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

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

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading He, as a soldier, was for taking mostly single young men, and I for taking whole families, though some were either too old or too young for war.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

being five more than twenty

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

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

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

out of your own free will

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading He, as a soldier, was for taking mostly single young men, and I for taking whole families, though some were either too old or too young for war.

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

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

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

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

in or at the place that

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

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

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

which person or people

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading He, as a soldier, was for taking mostly single young men, and I for taking whole families, though some were either too old or too young for war.

belonging to which person

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And upon farther consideration he agreed with me; for I told him young men would leave a father, mother, or mistress, behind them, which would either cause a hankering after home, and consequently the bad example of desertion, or else create an uneasy spirit, and perhaps a general distaste to the settlement.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading So we chose those whole families where they offered, which had the most young men in them, first; then others in like order; after that, man by man, asking them severally if any woman they liked would go with them, and if so, we took her, till we had about thirteen thousand fighting men, besides old men, women, and children; and then, marching by the palace, the king ordered ten days' stores for every mouth, and with this we took our flight; but as I was always fearful of a concourse in the air, Nasgig led them, and I brought up the rear.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

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

From this reading _The race reconciles the two kingdoms--The colony proceeds--Builds a city--Peter views the country at a distance--Hears of a prophecy of the King of Norbon's daughter Stygee--Goes thither--Kills the king's nephew--Fulfils the prophecy by engaging Stygee to Georigetti--Returns._ THIS race, notwithstanding all that the ragans could say to keep up their credit, and to prevent the people's perceiving what fools they had made of them, had so good and sudden an effect on the people's prejudices, that upon issuing the first proclamation, there was no occasion for the second; for at least twenty-five thousand men appeared voluntarily at the rendezvous of the old slaves, whose masters, though they were declared free, had used divers devices to oppress them, and render even their freedom a sort of slavery, besides women and children; so that we had now only to pick and choose those who would be likeliest to be of service to the new colony.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading He, as a soldier, was for taking mostly single young men, and I for taking whole families, though some were either too old or too young for war.