Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

occurring with or following as a consequence

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

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

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

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

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

past form of “board” — get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE UNKNOWN "When shall we reach Rigolet, Captain?"

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

plural of “delay” — time during which some action is awaited

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

-ing form of “discharge” — complete or carry out

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

plural of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

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 "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

the act of departing

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

plural of “good” — benefit

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

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

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

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

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937)

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

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

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

plural of “hold” — the act of grasping

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

a social unit living together

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

the quality of being humane

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

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

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

made difficult or slow

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

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

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

having much knowledge or education

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

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

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading It was now June twenty-first.

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

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

go away from a place

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

for more time

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

the force of workers available

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

become covered with mist

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

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

From this reading It was now June twenty-first.

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE UNKNOWN "When shall we reach Rigolet, Captain?"

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE UNKNOWN "When shall we reach Rigolet, Captain?"

plural of “port” — a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE UNKNOWN "When shall we reach Rigolet, Captain?"

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

From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE UNKNOWN "When shall we reach Rigolet, Captain?"

a gradual sinking to a lower level

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE UNKNOWN "When shall we reach Rigolet, Captain?"

transport commercially

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

term of address for a man

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

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

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

the person who plays that position on a football team

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

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

From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE UNKNOWN "When shall we reach Rigolet, Captain?"

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

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

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

the starting point for a new state or experience

From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE UNKNOWN "When shall we reach Rigolet, Captain?"

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

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "Before daylight, I hopes, sir, if the fog holds off, but there's a mist settling, and if it gets too thick, we may have to come to."

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

coming next after the twentieth in position

From this reading It was now June twenty-first.

not known

From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE UNKNOWN "When shall we reach Rigolet, Captain?"

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

precisely as stated

From this reading Six days before (June fifteenth), when we boarded the ship at St. Johns we had been informed that the steamer _Harlow_, with a cargo for the lumber mills at Kenemish, in Groswater Bay, was to leave Halifax that very afternoon.

causing irritation or annoyance

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

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

From this reading It was now June twenty-first.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE UNKNOWN "When shall we reach Rigolet, Captain?"

at the time that

From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE UNKNOWN "When shall we reach Rigolet, Captain?"

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

in the company of; together with

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

an established custom

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Crowded with an unusual cargo of humanity, fishermen going to their summer work on "The Labrador" with their accompanying tackle and household goods, meeting with many vexatious delays in discharging the men and goods at the numerous ports of call, and impeded by fog and wind, the mail boat _Virginia Lake_ had been much longer than is her wont on her trip "down north."