Chapter III

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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

in addition

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

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

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

a busy port and financial center in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river; it has long been a center for the diamond industry and the first stock exchange was opened there in 1460

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

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

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

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

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

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From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

any large and important church

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

a distinguishing emblem

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

plural of “dare” — a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

From this reading [Illusration: "'Not forgotten, monsieur dares to hope.'"--_p_.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

move away from a place into another direction

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

being one more than seventeen

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

moving swiftly

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading [Illusration: "'Not forgotten, monsieur dares to hope.'"--_p_.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

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

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

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From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading [Illusration: "'Not forgotten, monsieur dares to hope.'"--_p_.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

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

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

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From this reading [Illusration: "'Not forgotten, monsieur dares to hope.'"--_p_.

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

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

past form of “interfere” — come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

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

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

(of soil) soft and watery

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading [Illusration: "'Not forgotten, monsieur dares to hope.'"--_p_.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

past form of “moor” — secure in or as if in a berth or dock

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

as follows

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading [Illusration: "'Not forgotten, monsieur dares to hope.'"--_p_.

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

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading [Illusration: "'Not forgotten, monsieur dares to hope.'"--_p_.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

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

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

a formal public statement

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

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

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

(corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

with safety; in a safe manner

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

a river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

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

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

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

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

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

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

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

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

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

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

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

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

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

From this reading [Illusration: "'Not forgotten, monsieur dares to hope.'"--_p_.

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

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

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

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

capable of being seen; or open to easy view

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

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

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The bilander _Le Grand Roi_, flying French colours, was making her way slowly up the Scheldt to Antwerp, as she had been doing for five hours, namely, from the time she had entered the river.

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

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

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

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

during the time that

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading She was close to Antwerp now; the spire of the cathedral had long since become visible as _Le Grand Roi_ passed between the flat, marshy plains that bordered the river; she would be moored, the sailors said, within another hour--moored in Antwerp, which, since the death of Charles II. of Spain, eighteen months before this time, had been seized by the French.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.

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

From this reading Two days before this time she had left Harwich, while, since the proclamation had been made in London and the principal cities of England that all French and Spanish subjects were to quit the country, and that they would be permitted to depart without molestation and also would not be interfered with while proceeding on the high seas to their destination, she had arrived safely.