Chapter X

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

From this reading Our Buccaneer from his earliest times had always kept his Sabbaths in a manner peculiar to himself.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading Entire freedom of speech he considered absolutely necessary to the entire freedom of the subject.

corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

(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 He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Our Buccaneer from his earliest times had always kept his Sabbaths in a manner peculiar to himself.

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

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

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

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

From this reading Our Buccaneer from his earliest times had always kept his Sabbaths in a manner peculiar to himself.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

a person who is in charge

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

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

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

clothing in general

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

carefully weighed

From this reading Entire freedom of speech he considered absolutely necessary to the entire freedom of the subject.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

fixed or established especially by order or command

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

the act of consuming liquids

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early

From this reading Our Buccaneer from his earliest times had always kept his Sabbaths in a manner peculiar to himself.

one or the other of two

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading Entire freedom of speech he considered absolutely necessary to the entire freedom of the subject.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

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

From this reading Entire freedom of speech he considered absolutely necessary to the entire freedom of the subject.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Our Buccaneer from his earliest times had always kept his Sabbaths in a manner peculiar to himself.

plural of “gallery” — spectators at a golf or tennis match

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

the act of departing

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

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

From this reading Our Buccaneer from his earliest times had always kept his Sabbaths in a manner peculiar to himself.

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

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

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Our Buccaneer from his earliest times had always kept his Sabbaths in a manner peculiar to himself.

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

From this reading Our Buccaneer from his earliest times had always kept his Sabbaths in a manner peculiar to himself.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

a long loud emotional utterance

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

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

From this reading Our Buccaneer from his earliest times had always kept his Sabbaths in a manner peculiar to himself.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Our Buccaneer from his earliest times had always kept his Sabbaths in a manner peculiar to himself.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

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 He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Our Buccaneer from his earliest times had always kept his Sabbaths in a manner peculiar to himself.

plural of “meditation” — continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

commodities offered for sale

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

plural of “mob” — a disorderly crowd of people

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

plural of “museum” — a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

absolutely essential

From this reading Entire freedom of speech he considered absolutely necessary to the entire freedom of the subject.

not any; not one

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

held or filled or in use

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our Buccaneer from his earliest times had always kept his Sabbaths in a manner peculiar to himself.

United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Our Buccaneer from his earliest times had always kept his Sabbaths in a manner peculiar to himself.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

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From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

plural of “sabbath” — a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims

From this reading Our Buccaneer from his earliest times had always kept his Sabbaths in a manner peculiar to himself.

an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

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

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

in a vehement outcry

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading Entire freedom of speech he considered absolutely necessary to the entire freedom of the subject.

past form of “spout” — gush forth in a sudden stream or jet

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading Entire freedom of speech he considered absolutely necessary to the entire freedom of the subject.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

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

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Our Buccaneer from his earliest times had always kept his Sabbaths in a manner peculiar to himself.

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

From this reading Our Buccaneer from his earliest times had always kept his Sabbaths in a manner peculiar to himself.

plural of “tradesman” — a merchant who owns or manages a shop

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

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

From this reading He put on his best clothes and a long hat, shut up all his shops but kept open his pot and public houses, and allowed no other recreations than going to church and drinking.

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

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.

love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

From this reading Six days had his people to enjoy themselves and his tradesmen to adulterate their different articles of merchandise, the seventh day he decreed should be given up to worship and to pious meditations.

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

From this reading All his museums were shut up and all his picture galleries were closed, and his chief city would have been like a city of the dead, if it had not been for the howling mobs that occupied his parks, and other public places, and either shouted sedition or spouted religion.