Chapter X

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

(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 Of all my professional engagements outside the United Kingdom I look back upon the days I spent amongst our Australian kinsmen with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction.

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From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

projectiles to be fired from a gun

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading Of all my professional engagements outside the United Kingdom I look back upon the days I spent amongst our Australian kinsmen with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction.

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

a native or inhabitant of Australia

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Of all my professional engagements outside the United Kingdom I look back upon the days I spent amongst our Australian kinsmen with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction.

a flexible container with a single opening

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

earlier than; in front of

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

financial assistance in time of need

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading At Colombo the boat was surrounded by divers, who dived for silver coins thrown into the water by the passengers, and very quick and clever at it, too, some of them were.

brought into existence

From this reading I went out on the Orient liner _Ortona_, and my eldest child, a girl, was born while I was upon the voyage, so I had her christened Ortona.

the lower side of anything

From this reading Finally a one-armed chap offered to dive right under the bottom of the vessel, going in on one side and coming up on the other, for a shilling.

confined by bonds

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading At Colombo the boat was surrounded by divers, who dived for silver coins thrown into the water by the passengers, and very quick and clever at it, too, some of them were.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

plural of “champion” — someone who has won first place in a competition

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

a boy or man

From this reading Finally a one-armed chap offered to dive right under the bottom of the vessel, going in on one side and coming up on the other, for a shilling.

a person who is in charge

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

a young person of either sex

From this reading I went out on the Orient liner _Ortona_, and my eldest child, a girl, was born while I was upon the voyage, so I had her christened Ortona.

past form of “christen” — administer baptism to

From this reading I went out on the Orient liner _Ortona_, and my eldest child, a girl, was born while I was upon the voyage, so I had her christened Ortona.

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

From this reading At Colombo the boat was surrounded by divers, who dived for silver coins thrown into the water by the passengers, and very quick and clever at it, too, some of them were.

plural of “coin” — a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

From this reading At Colombo the boat was surrounded by divers, who dived for silver coins thrown into the water by the passengers, and very quick and clever at it, too, some of them were.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon

From this reading At Colombo the boat was surrounded by divers, who dived for silver coins thrown into the water by the passengers, and very quick and clever at it, too, some of them were.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Finally a one-armed chap offered to dive right under the bottom of the vessel, going in on one side and coming up on the other, for a shilling.

pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

provide a cure for, make healthy again

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Of all my professional engagements outside the United Kingdom I look back upon the days I spent amongst our Australian kinsmen with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction.

grow worse

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

plural of “diner” — a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

plural of “dinner” — the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

From this reading Finally a one-armed chap offered to dive right under the bottom of the vessel, going in on one side and coming up on the other, for a shilling.

past form of “dive” — drop steeply

From this reading At Colombo the boat was surrounded by divers, who dived for silver coins thrown into the water by the passengers, and very quick and clever at it, too, some of them were.

many and different

From this reading At Colombo the boat was surrounded by divers, who dived for silver coins thrown into the water by the passengers, and very quick and clever at it, too, some of them were.

moving toward the east

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

first in order of birth

From this reading I went out on the Orient liner _Ortona_, and my eldest child, a girl, was born while I was upon the voyage, so I had her christened Ortona.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

plural of “engagement” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Of all my professional engagements outside the United Kingdom I look back upon the days I spent amongst our Australian kinsmen with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction.

kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading Finally a one-armed chap offered to dive right under the bottom of the vessel, going in on one side and coming up on the other, for a shilling.

past form of “fine” — issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

a young female

From this reading I went out on the Orient liner _Ortona_, and my eldest child, a girl, was born while I was upon the voyage, so I had her christened Ortona.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

the act of departing

From this reading Finally a one-armed chap offered to dive right under the bottom of the vessel, going in on one side and coming up on the other, for a shilling.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

highest in quality

From this reading Of all my professional engagements outside the United Kingdom I look back upon the days I spent amongst our Australian kinsmen with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction.

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

From this reading I went out on the Orient liner _Ortona_, and my eldest child, a girl, was born while I was upon the voyage, so I had her christened Ortona.

past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

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

From this reading I went out on the Orient liner _Ortona_, and my eldest child, a girl, was born while I was upon the voyage, so I had her christened Ortona.

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

moving to the inside of something

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

metal shackles; for hands or legs

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading Of all my professional engagements outside the United Kingdom I look back upon the days I spent amongst our Australian kinsmen with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction.

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

From this reading Of all my professional engagements outside the United Kingdom I look back upon the days I spent amongst our Australian kinsmen with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction.

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter

From this reading I went out on the Orient liner _Ortona_, and my eldest child, a girl, was born while I was upon the voyage, so I had her christened Ortona.

possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Of all my professional engagements outside the United Kingdom I look back upon the days I spent amongst our Australian kinsmen with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction.

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

a resort town in east central Florida

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading Finally a one-armed chap offered to dive right under the bottom of the vessel, going in on one side and coming up on the other, for a shilling.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Finally a one-armed chap offered to dive right under the bottom of the vessel, going in on one side and coming up on the other, for a shilling.

having one arm

From this reading Finally a one-armed chap offered to dive right under the bottom of the vessel, going in on one side and coming up on the other, for a shilling.

be oriented

From this reading I went out on the Orient liner _Ortona_, and my eldest child, a girl, was born while I was upon the voyage, so I had her christened Ortona.

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Finally a one-armed chap offered to dive right under the bottom of the vessel, going in on one side and coming up on the other, for a shilling.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Of all my professional engagements outside the United Kingdom I look back upon the days I spent amongst our Australian kinsmen with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I went out on the Orient liner _Ortona_, and my eldest child, a girl, was born while I was upon the voyage, so I had her christened Ortona.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading Of all my professional engagements outside the United Kingdom I look back upon the days I spent amongst our Australian kinsmen with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction.

usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading At Colombo the boat was surrounded by divers, who dived for silver coins thrown into the water by the passengers, and very quick and clever at it, too, some of them were.

a dramatic or musical entertainment

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Of all my professional engagements outside the United Kingdom I look back upon the days I spent amongst our Australian kinsmen with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction.

fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood

From this reading Of all my professional engagements outside the United Kingdom I look back upon the days I spent amongst our Australian kinsmen with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading At Colombo the boat was surrounded by divers, who dived for silver coins thrown into the water by the passengers, and very quick and clever at it, too, some of them were.

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

action taken in return for an injury or offense

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

precisely, exactly

From this reading Finally a one-armed chap offered to dive right under the bottom of the vessel, going in on one side and coming up on the other, for a shilling.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading Of all my professional engagements outside the United Kingdom I look back upon the days I spent amongst our Australian kinsmen with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction.

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

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

From this reading Finally a one-armed chap offered to dive right under the bottom of the vessel, going in on one side and coming up on the other, for a shilling.

plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Finally a one-armed chap offered to dive right under the bottom of the vessel, going in on one side and coming up on the other, for a shilling.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading At Colombo the boat was surrounded by divers, who dived for silver coins thrown into the water by the passengers, and very quick and clever at it, too, some of them were.

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I went out on the Orient liner _Ortona_, and my eldest child, a girl, was born while I was upon the voyage, so I had her christened Ortona.

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

From this reading At Colombo the boat was surrounded by divers, who dived for silver coins thrown into the water by the passengers, and very quick and clever at it, too, some of them were.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading Of all my professional engagements outside the United Kingdom I look back upon the days I spent amongst our Australian kinsmen with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction.

-ing form of “spoof” — make a parody of

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

confined on all sides

From this reading At Colombo the boat was surrounded by divers, who dived for silver coins thrown into the water by the passengers, and very quick and clever at it, too, some of them were.

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading At Colombo the boat was surrounded by divers, who dived for silver coins thrown into the water by the passengers, and very quick and clever at it, too, some of them were.

(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading At Colombo the boat was surrounded by divers, who dived for silver coins thrown into the water by the passengers, and very quick and clever at it, too, some of them were.

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading At Colombo the boat was surrounded by divers, who dived for silver coins thrown into the water by the passengers, and very quick and clever at it, too, some of them were.

a source of difficulty

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

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

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Finally a one-armed chap offered to dive right under the bottom of the vessel, going in on one side and coming up on the other, for a shilling.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading Of all my professional engagements outside the United Kingdom I look back upon the days I spent amongst our Australian kinsmen with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction.

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

From this reading Finally a one-armed chap offered to dive right under the bottom of the vessel, going in on one side and coming up on the other, for a shilling.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Of all my professional engagements outside the United Kingdom I look back upon the days I spent amongst our Australian kinsmen with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction.

precisely as stated

From this reading At Colombo the boat was surrounded by divers, who dived for silver coins thrown into the water by the passengers, and very quick and clever at it, too, some of them were.

a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading Finally a one-armed chap offered to dive right under the bottom of the vessel, going in on one side and coming up on the other, for a shilling.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading I went out on the Orient liner _Ortona_, and my eldest child, a girl, was born while I was upon the voyage, so I had her christened Ortona.

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

From this reading I went out on the Orient liner _Ortona_, and my eldest child, a girl, was born while I was upon the voyage, so I had her christened Ortona.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I went out on the Orient liner _Ortona_, and my eldest child, a girl, was born while I was upon the voyage, so I had her christened Ortona.

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

From this reading At Colombo the boat was surrounded by divers, who dived for silver coins thrown into the water by the passengers, and very quick and clever at it, too, some of them were.

during the time that

From this reading I went out on the Orient liner _Ortona_, and my eldest child, a girl, was born while I was upon the voyage, so I had her christened Ortona.

which person or people

From this reading At Colombo the boat was surrounded by divers, who dived for silver coins thrown into the water by the passengers, and very quick and clever at it, too, some of them were.

in the company of; together with

From this reading AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES Eastward bound on the _Ortona_--Dinners and diners--Spoofing a chief steward--A brush with the master-of-Arms--“Queering” a poker game--Trouble in the smoke-room--We plan revenge--And execute it--Potatoes as ammunition--The cold water cure--The Captain sends for me--I decline to go--Trouble brewing--I run my head into the lion’s mouth--And am frog-marched before the captain--A stormy interview--I am threatened to be put in irons --All’s well that ends well--A benefit performance at sea-- Arrival in Melbourne--A tale of two champions--Rabbit-shooting extraordinary--I bag a laughing jackass--And am hauled before the “beak”--Fined ten shillings and costs--I am glad at having “got the bird”--The “interfering parrot.”