Chapter XXII

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

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

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

From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

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

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

react verbally

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

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

From this reading Some of the promenades are planted with trees _à la boulevard_.

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From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

immersing the body in water or sunshine

From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

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

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

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From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

water travel for pleasure

From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

the two together, not just one

From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

a wide street or thoroughfare

From this reading Some of the promenades are planted with trees _à la boulevard_.

rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

a steep high face of rock

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

plural of “coast” — the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading SKETCHES OF OUR SOUTH COASTS (_concluded_).

(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading SKETCHES OF OUR SOUTH COASTS (_concluded_).

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

the skilled practice of a practical occupation

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping

From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

a county in southwestern England

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

the capital of the state of Delaware

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

plural of “down” — soft fine feathers

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

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From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

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From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

money paid out; an amount spent

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

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

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

borne up by or suspended in a liquid

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

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From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

comparative of “gross” — before any deductions

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

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

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

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

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

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From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

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

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

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

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits

From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

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From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

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From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading Some of the promenades are planted with trees _à la boulevard_.

a holder or proprietor of land

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

very generous

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

something that is lost

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

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From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

a grunt with a red mouth that is found from Florida to Brazil

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

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From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)

From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

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

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

throughout a period of time

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SKETCHES OF OUR SOUTH COASTS (_concluded_).

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading SKETCHES OF OUR SOUTH COASTS (_concluded_).

an amount of time

From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

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From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

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

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held

From this reading Some of the promenades are planted with trees _à la boulevard_.

superlative of “pretty” — pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

plural of “promenade” — a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year

From this reading Some of the promenades are planted with trees _à la boulevard_.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

superlative of “quiet” — characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

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From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

possessive form of “shakespeare” — English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration

From this reading SKETCHES OF OUR SOUTH COASTS (_concluded_).

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some of the promenades are planted with trees _à la boulevard_.

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

From this reading SKETCHES OF OUR SOUTH COASTS (_concluded_).

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From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

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

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

up to a particular time

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Some of the promenades are planted with trees _à la boulevard_.

precisely as stated

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

shedding tears

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

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

From this reading The coast north‐east from Beachy Head is rugged and interesting till Eastbourne is reached, one of the quietest and prettiest of the south‐ coast watering‐places, and one which has been very greatly improved of late by the lavish expenditure of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the principal landowner in the neighbourhood.

during the time that

From this reading The bathing and boating are both excellent; while in the neighbourhood are the ruins of Pevensey, an old Norman castle, and Hurstmonceaux, a red‐brick castle of the mediæval period, ivy‐and creeper‐covered, and embowered in trees.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Eastbourne and its Quiet Charms—Hastings—Its Fishermen—The Battle of Hastings—Loss of the _Grosser Kurfürst_—The Collision—The Catastrophe—Dover—The Castle—Shakespeare’s Cliff—“O’er the Downs so free”—St. Margaret’s Bay—Kingsdown—Deal—A Deed of Daring—Ramsgate and Margate—The Floating Light on the Goodwin Sands—Ballantyne’s Voluntary Imprisonment—His Experiences—The Craft—The Light—One Thousand Wild Ducks caught—A Signal from the “South Sand Head”—The Answer—Life on Board.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Some of the promenades are planted with trees _à la boulevard_.

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From this reading Some of the promenades are planted with trees _à la boulevard_.