Chapter I · Steamer-Life on the Atlantic

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From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

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From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

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

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

any specific behavior

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

Having no one else present.

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

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

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading It was late in April, the sky was clear, and the atmosphere had that balmy softness which we find in the tropics much oftener than in more northern latitudes.

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

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

a particular environment or surrounding influence

From this reading It was late in April, the sky was clear, and the atmosphere had that balmy softness which we find in the tropics much oftener than in more northern latitudes.

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

From this reading It was late in April, the sky was clear, and the atmosphere had that balmy softness which we find in the tropics much oftener than in more northern latitudes.

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

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

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

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

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

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

a job in an organization

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

cooked in hot water

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

a youthful male person

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

rid of obstructions

From this reading It was late in April, the sky was clear, and the atmosphere had that balmy softness which we find in the tropics much oftener than in more northern latitudes.

box in which a corpse is buried or cremated

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

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

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

plural of “delight” — a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

the act of consuming liquids

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

to a faint degree or weakly perceived

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading It was late in April, the sky was clear, and the atmosphere had that balmy softness which we find in the tropics much oftener than in more northern latitudes.

(comparative of “fine”) greater in quality or excellence

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

having frets

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

superlative of “full” — containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

(of wood) darkened or colored by exposure to ammonia fumes

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

the act of departing

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

hold firmly

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

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

From this reading It was late in April, the sky was clear, and the atmosphere had that balmy softness which we find in the tropics much oftener than in more northern latitudes.

maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

unpleasantly stern

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

lacking in or deprived of strength or power

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

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

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

where you live at a particular time

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

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

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

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

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

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

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was late in April, the sky was clear, and the atmosphere had that balmy softness which we find in the tropics much oftener than in more northern latitudes.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

possessive form of “judge” — a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

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

From this reading It was late in April, the sky was clear, and the atmosphere had that balmy softness which we find in the tropics much oftener than in more northern latitudes.

plural of “latitude” — the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

From this reading It was late in April, the sky was clear, and the atmosphere had that balmy softness which we find in the tropics much oftener than in more northern latitudes.

the act of departing

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It was late in April, the sky was clear, and the atmosphere had that balmy softness which we find in the tropics much oftener than in more northern latitudes.

in motion

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

meat from a mature domestic sheep

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

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From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading It was late in April, the sky was clear, and the atmosphere had that balmy softness which we find in the tropics much oftener than in more northern latitudes.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

more often or more frequently

From this reading It was late in April, the sky was clear, and the atmosphere had that balmy softness which we find in the tropics much oftener than in more northern latitudes.

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

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

in other respects or ways

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

third-person singular of “own” — have ownership or possession of

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

a journey to a sacred place

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

having great power or force or potency or effect

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

any competition

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

plural of “reminiscence” — a mental impression retained and recalled from the past

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

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From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

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

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

past form of “skirt” — avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading It was late in April, the sky was clear, and the atmosphere had that balmy softness which we find in the tropics much oftener than in more northern latitudes.

the state of being asleep

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded

From this reading It was late in April, the sky was clear, and the atmosphere had that balmy softness which we find in the tropics much oftener than in more northern latitudes.

the season of growth

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

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From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

plural of “steamer” — a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

an idea that is suggested

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

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

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

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

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

showing fear and lack of confidence

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

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

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

in the direction of

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

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

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate

From this reading It was late in April, the sky was clear, and the atmosphere had that balmy softness which we find in the tropics much oftener than in more northern latitudes.

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From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

plural of “tug” — a sudden abrupt pull

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

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

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

plural of “voyage” — an act of traveling by water

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

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

From this reading It was late in April, the sky was clear, and the atmosphere had that balmy softness which we find in the tropics much oftener than in more northern latitudes.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It was late in April, the sky was clear, and the atmosphere had that balmy softness which we find in the tropics much oftener than in more northern latitudes.

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

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

at the time that

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

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

From this reading NEVER have I sailed out of New-York harbor on a finer day than when, in the spring of 1873, I started on that pilgrimage of which this book is to be the record.

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

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

which person or people

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

an increase in width

From this reading Looking up the Hudson and down the widening estuary toward Staten Island, one could see a delicate haze that skirted the horizon and faintly mellowed the lines that otherwise might have presented a suggestion of harsh{034}ness.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The picturesque life of the harbor was at its fullest activity; ocean and river steamers were moving here and there, and white-winged ships coming home from long voyages or going out to battle with the winds and waves, were in the grasp of powerful tugs that fumed and fretted as they ploughed the waters with their helpless charges.

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

plural of “woe” — misery resulting from affliction

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading _Leaving Home--Our Pilgrimage Begun--Sights and Scenes on Deck--“Life on the Ocean Wave”--Out at Sea--The Traveller’s Little World--Feeling Queer Inside!--Delights of Sea-sickness--Reminiscences of a Jolly Old Boy--What became of the Judge--Bringing up his Liver!--Too Big for his Berth--Sleeping in a Second-hand Coffin--A Race with a Lemon--The Leg of Mutton Dance--Eccentric Conduct of a Boiled Turkey--Too Much Sauce!--“Dressing” the Judge’s Trowsers--Alone at Sea--A Funny Conspiracy--Fate of a Timid Man--Confidence Betrayed--The Young Man from the Country--His Wisdom and his Woes--Drinking Petroleum--The Judge Turns Joker--Who Owns the Ocean Steamers._