Chapter VI

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

higher than, or over, something

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

third-person singular of “afford” — be able to spare or give up

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

later than; following

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

(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 So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

in addition

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

the two together, not just one

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I then told them where my supply of water came from, and that they must furnish themselves with that by their own men.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I then told them where my supply of water came from, and that they must furnish themselves with that by their own men.

plural of “chest” — the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

-ing form of “commend” — express approval of

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

get the meaning of something

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

plural of “countenance” — the appearance conveyed by a person's face

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

wanted intensely

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

inflected form of “dip” — immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

From this reading Upon the return of my father and sister, the gripsack sounded for dinner; when four officers on duty entering, desired, as their posts, to have the serving up of the dishes.

plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading Upon the return of my father and sister, the gripsack sounded for dinner; when four officers on duty entering, desired, as their posts, to have the serving up of the dishes.

the act of consuming food

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

a movement into or inward

From this reading Upon the return of my father and sister, the gripsack sounded for dinner; when four officers on duty entering, desired, as their posts, to have the serving up of the dishes.

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

From this reading Upon the return of my father and sister, the gripsack sounded for dinner; when four officers on duty entering, desired, as their posts, to have the serving up of the dishes.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Upon the return of my father and sister, the gripsack sounded for dinner; when four officers on duty entering, desired, as their posts, to have the serving up of the dishes.

a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I then told them where my supply of water came from, and that they must furnish themselves with that by their own men.

plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading I then told them where my supply of water came from, and that they must furnish themselves with that by their own men.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

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From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

a small suitcase

From this reading Upon the return of my father and sister, the gripsack sounded for dinner; when four officers on duty entering, desired, as their posts, to have the serving up of the dishes.

plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

plural of “joint” — (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

set down according to a plan

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

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 _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

United States poet (1869-1950)

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

the force of workers available

From this reading I then told them where my supply of water came from, and that they must furnish themselves with that by their own men.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I then told them where my supply of water came from, and that they must furnish themselves with that by their own men.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

eccentricity that is not easily explained

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading I then told them where my supply of water came from, and that they must furnish themselves with that by their own men.

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From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

possessive form of “peter” — 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 manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

plural of “post” — the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

From this reading Upon the return of my father and sister, the gripsack sounded for dinner; when four officers on duty entering, desired, as their posts, to have the serving up of the dishes.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

in the near future

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

past form of “recommend” — push for something

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

made compatible or consistent

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

refresh one's memory

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

Identical; not different.

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

cut with a saw

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

From this reading Upon the return of my father and sister, the gripsack sounded for dinner; when four officers on duty entering, desired, as their posts, to have the serving up of the dishes.

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

term of address for a man

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Upon the return of my father and sister, the gripsack sounded for dinner; when four officers on duty entering, desired, as their posts, to have the serving up of the dishes.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way

From this reading Upon the return of my father and sister, the gripsack sounded for dinner; when four officers on duty entering, desired, as their posts, to have the serving up of the dishes.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

of high or superior quality or performance

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

a small amount (especially of food or wine)

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I then told them where my supply of water came from, and that they must furnish themselves with that by their own men.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I then told them where my supply of water came from, and that they must furnish themselves with that by their own men.

in or at that place or location

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

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

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

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

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

up to a particular time

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

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

From this reading Upon the return of my father and sister, the gripsack sounded for dinner; when four officers on duty entering, desired, as their posts, to have the serving up of the dishes.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Upon the return of my father and sister, the gripsack sounded for dinner; when four officers on duty entering, desired, as their posts, to have the serving up of the dishes.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

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

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

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 I then told them where my supply of water came from, and that they must furnish themselves with that by their own men.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

at the time that

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

in or at the place that

From this reading I then told them where my supply of water came from, and that they must furnish themselves with that by their own men.

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

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

which person or people

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."

in the company of; together with

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading So taking a piece of fowl and dipping it in the salt, I ate a bit myself, and recommended another to him; who, eating it, they all fell to without further scruple, above all things commending the salt as what they had never tasted the like of before, though they thought they had both of the fish and fowl.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading _The manner of their dinner--Believe the fish and fowl to be fruits--Hears his brother and the colambs are coming--Account of their lying--Peter's reflections on the want of the graundee--They view the arkoe--Servants harder to please than their masters--Reason for different dresses the same day._ PENDLEHAMBY having a mind to view my arkoe, took a long walk with Hallycarnie in the wood till dinner-time; and he having before told me that some of his guards always waited on him at meals, I ordered their dinner before his return, sending a large dish of cold fowls, cut into joints, into the tent, to be spread on clean leaves I had laid on the chests; and setting a sufficient quantity of bread and fish there also, I desired the officers present to refresh themselves now, and the rest when relieved should have a fresh supply.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I saw there was an oddity in their countenances, which at first I did not comprehend; but presently turning about to the superior, "Sir," says I, "though this food may look unusual to you, it is what my island affords, and you will be better reconciled to it after tasting."