used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
AdamsnounUS /ˈædəmz/
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
attainingverbUS /əˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “attain” — to gain with effort
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
author'snounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
the two together, not just one
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
a person who is in charge
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
for the most part
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
a state at a particular time
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
confinementnounUS /kənˈfaɪnmənt/
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
contrabandadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntrəbænd/
distributed or sold illicitly
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
cultivateverbUS /ˈkʌltəveɪt/
foster the growth of
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
drownedverbUS /draʊnd/
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
employmentsnounUS /emˈplɔɪmənts/
plural of “employment” — the state of being employed or having a job
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
the act of escaping physically
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
EuropeannounUS /ˌjʊrəˈpiːən/
a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
excursionsnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒənz/
plural of “excursion” — a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
externaladjectiveUS /ɪkˈstɜːrnəl/
happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
a social unit living together
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
Glanlepze
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From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
hankeringnounUS /ˈhæŋkərɪŋ/
a yearning for something or to do something
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
How
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From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
infelicitynoun
inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
inquireverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪr/
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
joinsnounUS /dʒɔɪnz/
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
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 At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
held dear
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
engage in
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
miraculousadjectiveUS /mərˈækjələs/
being or having the character of a miracle
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
nativesnounUS /ˈneɪtɪvz/
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
necessaries
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From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
on one occasion
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
patronnounUS /ˈpeɪtrən/
a regular customer
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
PortuguesenounUS /ˈpɔːrtʃəɡiːz/
the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
probabilitynounUS /ˌprɑːbəˈbɪlətiː/
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
projectverbUS /ˈprɑːdʒekt/
communicate vividly
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
Quamis
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From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
determined
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
sailorsnounUS /ˈseɪlərz/
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
cut with a saw
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
seizeverbUS /siːz/
take hold of; grab
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
transport commercially
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
slaverynounUS /ˈsleɪvəri/
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
not in physical motion
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
in or at that place or location
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
tolerablyadverb
in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
two times
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At length, hearing of some European sailors who were under confinement for contraband trade at a Portuguese fort about two miles from Quamis, I resolved to go to see them; and if any of them should be English, at least to inquire after my native country.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
venisonnounUS /ˈvenəsən/
meat from a deer used as food
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
wherein
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading These were our chief employments; for as to excursions for slaves, which is a practice in many of those countries, and what the natives get money by, since our own slavery, Glanlepze and I could not endure it.
which person or people
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
in the company of; together with
From this reading How the author passed his time with Glanlepze--His acquaintance with some English prisoners--They project an escape--He joins them--They seize a Portuguese ship and get off.--Make a long run from land--Want water--They anchor at a desert island--The boat goes on shore for water--They lose their anchor in a storm--The author and one Adams drove to sea--A miraculous passage to a rock--Adams drowned there-- The author's miserable condition
a late time of life
From this reading I passed my time with Glanlepze and his wife, who both really loved me, with sufficient bodily quiet, for about two years: my business was chiefly, in company with my patron, to cultivate a spot of ground wherein we had planted grain and necessaries for the family; and once or twice a week we went a fishing, and sometimes hunted and shot venison.
but in spite of that
From this reading Though I was tolerably easy in my external circumstances, yet my mind hankering after England made my life still: unhappy; and that infelicity daily increased as I saw the less probability of attaining my desire.
