Chapter I

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From this reading Done in the years 1909 and 1910.

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From this reading Done in the years 1909 and 1910.

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From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

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From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

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From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

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

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

(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 Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

a large strong and aggressive woman

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

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

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

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From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

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

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

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

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

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From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

the brightest star in Auriga

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Done in the years 1909 and 1910.

comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

plural of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Everything is inherent in the genesis.

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

a coming into being

From this reading Everything is inherent in the genesis.

the act of departing

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

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

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

make into a whole or make part of a whole

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

existing as an essential constituent or characteristic

From this reading Everything is inherent in the genesis.

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

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

a person who rules or guides or inspires others

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

filled with a great quantity

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

become less interesting or attractive

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

(obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

the local environment

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

by chance

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

approval to do something

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

plural of “publication” — a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

a new appraisal or evaluation

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

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From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

a port city in southern Wales on an inlet of the Bristol Channel

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

a resort city in western Florida; located on Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

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

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

from that place or that time

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

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

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

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

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

a vagrant

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

in or at the place that

From this reading _First Printing, October, 1920_ _Second Printing, September, 1921_ Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer _Capella_ from Swansea to Para in the Brazils, and thence 2000 miles along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls; afterwards returning to Barbados for orders, and going by way of Jamaica to Tampa in Florida, where she loaded for home.

a late time of life

From this reading Done in the years 1909 and 1910.

but in spite of that

From this reading Though it is easier, and perhaps far better, not to begin at all, yet if a beginning is made it is there that most care is needed.

a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties

From this reading The author is indebted to the editors of the _English Review_, the _Pall Mall Magazine_, the _Morning Leader_, and the _Yorkshire Observer_, for permission to incorporate such parts of this narrative as appeared first in their publications.