H
hatch, the cover for an opening in a vessel's deck.
heath, a meadow; cheerless tract of country.
hedg'es, thickets of bushes.
hemmed, shut in; surrounded.
hence forth', hereafter.
he'ro, a brave man.
high'way, a public road.
hint, something intended to give notice.
hitched, tied; fastened.
hith'er, in this direction.
hogs'head, a large cask.
hoot'ing, crying; shouting.
hor'ri ble, dreadful; terrible.
howl'ing, crying like a dog or wolf.
hub'bub, a great noise; uproar.
husk, the outside covering of certain fruits.
hust'le, shake; push roughly.
I
i de'a, thought.
ill'-nat ured, cross; bad-tempered.
im ag'ine, think; consider.
im me'di ate ly, without delay.
im pos'si ble, not possible.
in de pend'ence, the state of being free.
in for ma'tion, news; knowledge.
in formed', told; gave notice of.
in hab'i tants, persons living in a place.
in'jured, hurt; harmed.
in'stant ly, at once; without loss of time.
in tent', eager; anxious.
in vi ta'tions, requests for one's company.
is'sue, come forth; flow out.
J
jag'ged, having sharp points.
jew'els (ju'els), precious stones.
jin'gling, giving forth fine, sharp sounds.
K
kern'el, the eatable part of a nut; a little grain or corn.
L
la'bor, work; toil.
lapse, passing away.
las'sie, a young girl; a lass.
lat'ter, last-named; nearer.
launched, put into the water.
laws, rules of action.
leath'er, the skins of animals prepared for use.
ledge, shelf of rocks.
lee'ward, that part toward which the wind blows.
leop'ard, a large animal of the cat kind.
lest, for fear that.
lev'el, smooth and flat; of equal height.
lin'ing, inside covering.
lint, linen scraped into a soft substance.
liq'uid, any fluid, like water.
lisp'ing ly, with a lisp.
liv'er y, a peculiar dress.
load'stone, a kind of magnetic ore.
loft'y, very high.
low'ered, let down.
lub'ber, a heavy, clumsy fellow.
luck'y, fortunate; meeting with good success.
lum'ber, timber sawed or split for use; boards.