Chapter XIX

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

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

liveliness and eagerness

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

(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 At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

Having no one else present.

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

in spite of the fact that

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading AMONG THE SAVAGES.

inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

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

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

react verbally

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

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

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

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

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

for the reason that

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

a job in an organization

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

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

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

plural of “case” — an occurrence of something

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

the skilled practice of a practical occupation

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

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From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

third-person singular of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

dreamy in mood or nature

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

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

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

a person or firm that employs workers

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

opinion or judgment

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

having made preparations

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

plural of “hammock” — a small natural hill

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

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

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

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

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

the state of being honored

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

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

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

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

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

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

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

go away from a place

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

the quality of being loyal

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

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 In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

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

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

a particular point in time

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

used to form the superlative

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

of an obscure nature

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

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

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

not any; not one

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

no person; not anyone

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

an implement used to propel or steer a boat

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

to become aware of through the senses

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

-ing form of “perceive” — to become aware of through the senses

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

by chance

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

win approval or support for

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

concerned with actual use or practice

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

precisely, exactly

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

past form of “route” — send documents or materials to appropriate destinations

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people

From this reading AMONG THE SAVAGES.

express in words

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

the trait of keeping things secret

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

third-person singular of “shun” — avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

ready to fall asleep

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

not in physical motion

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

superlative of “strict” — rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

carry out

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

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

From this reading AMONG THE SAVAGES.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

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

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

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

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.

plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

fall down, as if collapsing

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

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

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

precisely as stated

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

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

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

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

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

at the time that

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

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

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading On the other hand, my still higher sense of duty to my employer (which is a most needful and practical feeling), and that power of loyalty which descends to me, and perhaps will die with me, as well as a strong, and no less ancestral, eagerness to be up to the tricks of all mysterious beings--I do not exaggerate when I say that the cut-water of my poor mind knew not which of these two hands pulled the stronger oar.

in the company of; together with

From this reading At this moment it became a very nice point to perceive what was really honest and right, and then to carry it out with all that fearless alacrity, which in such cases I find to be, as it were, constitutional to me.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading In short, being tired, and sleepy, and weary, and worn out with want of perceiving my way, although I smoked three pipes all alone (not from the smallest desire for them, but because I have routed the devil thus many and many a night I know--as the priests do with their incense; the reason of which I take to be, that having so much smoke at home, he shuns it when coming for change of air--growing dreamy thus), I said, with nobody to answer me, "I will tumble into my berth, as this dirty craft has no room for hammocks; and, between Parson and Captain, I will leave my dreams to guide me."

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

From this reading My high sense of honour would fain persuade me to keep in strictest secrecy that which (so far as I could judge) was not, or might not have been, intended for my eyes, or ears, or tongue.