used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
acceptsverbUS /ækˈsepts/
third-person singular of “accept” — consider or hold as true
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "This, father," says the king, "I can undertake for myself; but who's to come after me, nobody knows, for I shall never marry.
anew
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
Alkoe
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From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
(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 I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
Begsurbeck
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From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
blood-royals
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From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "This, father," says the king, "I can undertake for myself; but who's to come after me, nobody knows, for I shall never marry.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "This, father," says the king, "I can undertake for myself; but who's to come after me, nobody knows, for I shall never marry.
competitorsnounUS /kəmˈpetətərz/
plural of “competitor” — the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
permission to do something
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
consummatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnsəmeɪtəd/
brought to completion
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
ConvoysnounUS /ˈkɑːnvɔɪz/
plural of “convoy” — a procession of land vehicles traveling together
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
wanted intensely
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
without deviation
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
discoursenounUS /ˈdɪskɔːrs/
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
Doorpt
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From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
equivalentnounUS /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
a social unit living together
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "This, father," says the king, "I can undertake for myself; but who's to come after me, nobody knows, for I shall never marry.
flourishingadjectiveUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃɪŋ/
very lively and profitable
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
Georigetti
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From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
the act of giving
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "This, father," says the king, "I can undertake for myself; but who's to come after me, nobody knows, for I shall never marry.
immediately past
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
maintainverbUS /meɪnˈteɪn/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
marriage-ceremony
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From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
take in marriage
From this reading "This, father," says the king, "I can undertake for myself; but who's to come after me, nobody knows, for I shall never marry.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
attach to a support
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "This, father," says the king, "I can undertake for myself; but who's to come after me, nobody knows, for I shall never marry.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "This, father," says the king, "I can undertake for myself; but who's to come after me, nobody knows, for I shall never marry.
not any; not one
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
no person; not anyone
From this reading "This, father," says the king, "I can undertake for myself; but who's to come after me, nobody knows, for I shall never marry.
Norbon
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From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
OpensnounUS /ˈoʊpənz/
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
perfectionnounUS /pərˈfekʃən/
the state of being without a flaw or defect
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
proceedingsnounUS /proʊˈsiːdɪŋz/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
proposesverbUS /prəˈpoʊzɪz/
third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
RelatesverbUS /rɪˈleɪts/
third-person singular of “relate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
SassnounUS /sæs/
an impudent or insolent rejoinder
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "This, father," says the king, "I can undertake for myself; but who's to come after me, nobody knows, for I shall never marry.
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "This, father," says the king, "I can undertake for myself; but who's to come after me, nobody knows, for I shall never marry.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
Stygee
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From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
surfeitverbUS /ˈsɜːrfət/
supply or feed to surfeit
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
Swangeanti
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From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
thereonadverbUS /ðeˈrɔːn/
on that
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This, father," says the king, "I can undertake for myself; but who's to come after me, nobody knows, for I shall never marry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
tradersnounUS /ˈtreɪdərz/
plural of “trader” — someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
transactionsnounUS /trænˈzækʃənz/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
undertakeverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪk/
enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading "This, father," says the king, "I can undertake for myself; but who's to come after me, nobody knows, for I shall never marry.
except if; if not
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
at the time that
From this reading I begged of him to look on them in no other light than as flowing from my duty; but if, when I should be no more, he or his children would be gracious to my family, it was all I desired.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
which person or people
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
who's
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From this reading "This, father," says the king, "I can undertake for myself; but who's to come after me, nobody knows, for I shall never marry.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
womankindnoun
women as distinguished from men
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _A discourse on marriage between Peter and Georigetti--Peter proposes Stygee--The king accepts it--Relates his transactions at Norbon--The marriage is consummated--Account of the marriage-ceremony--Peter goes to Norbon--Opens a free trade to Mount Alkoe--Gets traders to settle at Norbon--Convoys cattle to Mount Alkoe._ AT my return to Sass Doorpt Swangeanti, I went directly to the king, and giving him an account of the settlement, and my proceedings thereon, he told me his whole kingdom would not be an equivalent for the services I had done him.
Yaccom-bourse
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From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yaccom-bourse has given me a surfeit of womankind; and unless the states will settle the kingdom on you, to which I will consent, it will probably be torn to pieces again by different competitors, for I am the last of the line of Begsurbeck, and of all the blood-royals; and indeed who is so proper to maintain it flourishing as he who has brought it to the present perfection?"
