Chapter I

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading (Price One Shilling.) THE STRANGE VOYAGE and ADVENTURES _DOMINGO GONSALES_, TO THE WORLD in the MOON, BY THE Several GANZA'S, or Large GEESE.

anew

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

plural of “apparition” — a ghostly appearing figure

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading With a Description of the Pike of _Teneriff_, as travelled up by some _English_ Merchants.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before I come to relate our extraordinary Voyage of _Domingo Gonzales_ to the World in the Moon, I will make a Halt at St. _Hellens_, or _Hellena_, which is now possest by the Honourable _East-India_ Company.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

confined by bonds

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

the person or thing chosen or selected

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading Before I come to relate our extraordinary Voyage of _Domingo Gonzales_ to the World in the Moon, I will make a Halt at St. _Hellens_, or _Hellena_, which is now possest by the Honourable _East-India_ Company.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Before I come to relate our extraordinary Voyage of _Domingo Gonzales_ to the World in the Moon, I will make a Halt at St. _Hellens_, or _Hellena_, which is now possest by the Honourable _East-India_ Company.

plural of “council” — a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

money collected under a tariff

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

carefully thought out in advance

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

the act of departing

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading With a Description of the Pike of _Teneriff_, as travelled up by some _English_ Merchants.

plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)

From this reading (Price One Shilling.) THE STRANGE VOYAGE and ADVENTURES _DOMINGO GONSALES_, TO THE WORLD in the MOON, BY THE Several GANZA'S, or Large GEESE.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

plural of “emperor” — the male ruler of an empire

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

a movement into or inward

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

From this reading Before I come to relate our extraordinary Voyage of _Domingo Gonzales_ to the World in the Moon, I will make a Halt at St. _Hellens_, or _Hellena_, which is now possest by the Honourable _East-India_ Company.

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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From this reading (Price One Shilling.) THE STRANGE VOYAGE and ADVENTURES _DOMINGO GONSALES_, TO THE WORLD in the MOON, BY THE Several GANZA'S, or Large GEESE.

plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

From this reading (Price One Shilling.) THE STRANGE VOYAGE and ADVENTURES _DOMINGO GONSALES_, TO THE WORLD in the MOON, BY THE Several GANZA'S, or Large GEESE.

the act of giving

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

the act of departing

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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From this reading Before I come to relate our extraordinary Voyage of _Domingo Gonzales_ to the World in the Moon, I will make a Halt at St. _Hellens_, or _Hellena_, which is now possest by the Honourable _East-India_ Company.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

cause to stop

From this reading Before I come to relate our extraordinary Voyage of _Domingo Gonzales_ to the World in the Moon, I will make a Halt at St. _Hellens_, or _Hellena_, which is now possest by the Honourable _East-India_ Company.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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From this reading Before I come to relate our extraordinary Voyage of _Domingo Gonzales_ to the World in the Moon, I will make a Halt at St. _Hellens_, or _Hellena_, which is now possest by the Honourable _East-India_ Company.

(informal) very unpleasant

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

oriented toward home

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect

From this reading Before I come to relate our extraordinary Voyage of _Domingo Gonzales_ to the World in the Moon, I will make a Halt at St. _Hellens_, or _Hellena_, which is now possest by the Honourable _East-India_ Company.

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

From this reading Before I come to relate our extraordinary Voyage of _Domingo Gonzales_ to the World in the Moon, I will make a Halt at St. _Hellens_, or _Hellena_, which is now possest by the Honourable _East-India_ Company.

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

From this reading WORLD in the MOON.

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

beyond calculation or measure

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading Before I come to relate our extraordinary Voyage of _Domingo Gonzales_ to the World in the Moon, I will make a Halt at St. _Hellens_, or _Hellena_, which is now possest by the Honourable _East-India_ Company.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

and nothing more

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading (Price One Shilling.) THE STRANGE VOYAGE and ADVENTURES _DOMINGO GONSALES_, TO THE WORLD in the MOON, BY THE Several GANZA'S, or Large GEESE.

the act of departing

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

engage in

From this reading Before I come to relate our extraordinary Voyage of _Domingo Gonzales_ to the World in the Moon, I will make a Halt at St. _Hellens_, or _Hellena_, which is now possest by the Honourable _East-India_ Company.

shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

social deportment

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade

From this reading With a Description of the Pike of _Teneriff_, as travelled up by some _English_ Merchants.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading WORLD in the MOON.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading Before I come to relate our extraordinary Voyage of _Domingo Gonzales_ to the World in the Moon, I will make a Halt at St. _Hellens_, or _Hellena_, which is now possest by the Honourable _East-India_ Company.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading (Price One Shilling.) THE STRANGE VOYAGE and ADVENTURES _DOMINGO GONSALES_, TO THE WORLD in the MOON, BY THE Several GANZA'S, or Large GEESE.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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From this reading Before I come to relate our extraordinary Voyage of _Domingo Gonzales_ to the World in the Moon, I will make a Halt at St. _Hellens_, or _Hellena_, which is now possest by the Honourable _East-India_ Company.

plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading (Price One Shilling.) THE STRANGE VOYAGE and ADVENTURES _DOMINGO GONSALES_, TO THE WORLD in the MOON, BY THE Several GANZA'S, or Large GEESE.

plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

a stock or supply of foods

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

a person who is being chased

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading Before I come to relate our extraordinary Voyage of _Domingo Gonzales_ to the World in the Moon, I will make a Halt at St. _Hellens_, or _Hellena_, which is now possest by the Honourable _East-India_ Company.

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From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

past form of “reside” — make one's home in a particular place or community

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents

From this reading (Price One Shilling.) THE STRANGE VOYAGE and ADVENTURES _DOMINGO GONSALES_, TO THE WORLD in the MOON, BY THE Several GANZA'S, or Large GEESE.

transport commercially

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading (Price One Shilling.) THE STRANGE VOYAGE and ADVENTURES _DOMINGO GONSALES_, TO THE WORLD in the MOON, BY THE Several GANZA'S, or Large GEESE.

the activity of supplying or providing something

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

plural of “temptation” — something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading WORLD in the MOON.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

in or at that place or location

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

familiar with many parts of the world

From this reading With a Description of the Pike of _Teneriff_, as travelled up by some _English_ Merchants.

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

From this reading With a Description of the Pike of _Teneriff_, as travelled up by some _English_ Merchants.

the act of using

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

at the time that

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

in or at the place that

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

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

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

which person or people

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Before I come to relate our extraordinary Voyage of _Domingo Gonzales_ to the World in the Moon, I will make a Halt at St. _Hellens_, or _Hellena_, which is now possest by the Honourable _East-India_ Company.

in the company of; together with

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading WORLD in the MOON.

a late time of life

From this reading <An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place where he resided some Years in, and where he planned this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of _Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain, whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in _China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a _Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to be made of these Discoveries.