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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _With Six Illustrations by_ H. C. Edwards _Boston_: L. C. PAGE & COMPANY (Incorporated) _Mdccccvi_ In setting down this tale, I will say at the beginning that I am only a sailorman, and rough.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _With Six Illustrations by_ H. C. Edwards _Boston_: L. C. PAGE & COMPANY (Incorporated) _Mdccccvi_ In setting down this tale, I will say at the beginning that I am only a sailorman, and rough.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
ArrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _With Six Illustrations by_ H. C. Edwards _Boston_: L. C. PAGE & COMPANY (Incorporated) _Mdccccvi_ In setting down this tale, I will say at the beginning that I am only a sailorman, and rough.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of “The Black Barque,” “The Windjammers,” etc.
Barquenoun
a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
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the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading _With Six Illustrations by_ H. C. Edwards _Boston_: L. C. PAGE & COMPANY (Incorporated) _Mdccccvi_ In setting down this tale, I will say at the beginning that I am only a sailorman, and rough.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 L. C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON, MASS.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 L. C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON, MASS.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 L. C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON, MASS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 L. C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON, MASS.
CaptureverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
ChinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading To the China Seas.
an institution created to conduct business
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female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
EdwardsnounUS /ˈedwərdz/
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
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a division of the United Kingdom
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etc
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From this reading Author of “The Black Barque,” “The Windjammers,” etc.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
GoreverbUS /ɡɔːr/
wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading _With Six Illustrations by_ H. C. Edwards _Boston_: L. C. PAGE & COMPANY (Incorporated) _Mdccccvi_ In setting down this tale, I will say at the beginning that I am only a sailorman, and rough.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _With Six Illustrations by_ H. C. Edwards _Boston_: L. C. PAGE & COMPANY (Incorporated) _Mdccccvi_ In setting down this tale, I will say at the beginning that I am only a sailorman, and rough.
IllustrationsnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _With Six Illustrations by_ H. C. Edwards _Boston_: L. C. PAGE & COMPANY (Incorporated) _Mdccccvi_ In setting down this tale, I will say at the beginning that I am only a sailorman, and rough.
includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
IncorporatedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkɔːrpəreɪtɪd/
formed or united into a whole
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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
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the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 L. C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON, MASS.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
Mdccccvi
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 L. C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON, MASS.
and nothing more
From this reading _With Six Illustrations by_ H. C. Edwards _Boston_: L. C. PAGE & COMPANY (Incorporated) _Mdccccvi_ In setting down this tale, I will say at the beginning that I am only a sailorman, and rough.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 L. C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON, MASS.
PerilsnounUS /ˈperəlz/
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading _With Six Illustrations by_ H. C. Edwards _Boston_: L. C. PAGE & COMPANY (Incorporated) _Mdccccvi_ In setting down this tale, I will say at the beginning that I am only a sailorman, and rough.
sailorman
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express in words
From this reading _With Six Illustrations by_ H. C. Edwards _Boston_: L. C. PAGE & COMPANY (Incorporated) _Mdccccvi_ In setting down this tale, I will say at the beginning that I am only a sailorman, and rough.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading To the China Seas.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading _With Six Illustrations by_ H. C. Edwards _Boston_: L. C. PAGE & COMPANY (Incorporated) _Mdccccvi_ In setting down this tale, I will say at the beginning that I am only a sailorman, and rough.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _With Six Illustrations by_ H. C. Edwards _Boston_: L. C. PAGE & COMPANY (Incorporated) _Mdccccvi_ In setting down this tale, I will say at the beginning that I am only a sailorman, and rough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 L. C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON, MASS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _With Six Illustrations by_ H. C. Edwards _Boston_: L. C. PAGE & COMPANY (Incorporated) _Mdccccvi_ In setting down this tale, I will say at the beginning that I am only a sailorman, and rough.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the China Seas.
an act of traveling by water
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VulturesnounUS /ˈvʌltʃərz/
plural of “vulture” — any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
WarwicknounUS /ˈwɔːrwɪk/
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _With Six Illustrations by_ H. C. Edwards _Boston_: L. C. PAGE & COMPANY (Incorporated) _Mdccccvi_ In setting down this tale, I will say at the beginning that I am only a sailorman, and rough.
William
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From this reading Its Adventures and Perils, including Its Capture by _Sea Vultures_ from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by _William Gore_, Chief Mate.
Windjammers
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in the company of; together with
From this reading _With Six Illustrations by_ H. C. Edwards _Boston_: L. C. PAGE & COMPANY (Incorporated) _Mdccccvi_ In setting down this tale, I will say at the beginning that I am only a sailorman, and rough.
