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A United States Midshipman in the South Seas
A United States Midshipman in the South Seas

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of A United States Midshipman in the South Seas is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Yates Stirling • Curated US English Learning Edition
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SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.
Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.
“They’re up to some mischief,” O’Neil whispered, “and they don’t like our being here.
That’s sure.”
The road or street led now along the sea beach.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A United States Midshipman in the South Seas

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of A United States Midshipman in the South Seas is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.
Line 2
Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.
Line 3
“They’re up to some mischief,” O’Neil whispered, “and they don’t like our being here.
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That’s sure.”
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The road or street led now along the sea beach.
/ðə roʊd ɔːr striːt led naʊ əˈlɔːŋ ðə siː biːtʃ/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

cheery adjective US /ˈtʃɪri/

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading “SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
conspicuous adjective US /kənˈspɪkjuːəs/

obvious to the eye or mind

From this reading “SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haughty adjective US /ˈhɔːti/

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

From this reading “Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ponies noun US /ˈpoʊniz/

plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States

From this reading “SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ridden verb US /ˈrɪdən/

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading “SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
smuggled adjective US /ˈsmʌɡəld/

distributed or sold illicitly

From this reading “SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stares noun US /sterz/

plural of “stare” — a fixed look with eyes open wide

From this reading “Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
throngs noun US /θrɔːŋz/

plural of “throng” — a large gathering of people

From this reading “SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

through the throngs preposition + article + noun counted as “through … throng”

In this reading “SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.”

804 times in 426,211 chapters
some mischief adjective + noun

In this reading ““They’re up to some mischief,” O’Neil whispered, “and they don’t like our being here.”

956 times in 426,211 chapters
in the street preposition + article + noun counted as “in … street”

In this reading “SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.”

27,424 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 62

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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absencenounUS /ˈæbsəns/

the state of being absent

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Alii

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From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

Pending verification
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The road or street led now along the sea beach.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AmericansnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/

plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ARMSnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beachnounUS /biːtʃ/

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading The road or street led now along the sea beach.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “They’re up to some mischief,” O’Neil whispered, “and they don’t like our being here.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
cheeryadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪri/

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
conspicuousadjectiveUS /kənˈspɪkjuːəs/

obvious to the eye or mind

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dark-eyed

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From this reading Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.

Pending verification
don't

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

From this reading “They’re up to some mischief,” O’Neil whispered, “and they don’t like our being here.

Pending verification
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
glanceverbUS /ɡlæns/

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
haughtyadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːti/

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

From this reading Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “They’re up to some mischief,” O’Neil whispered, “and they don’t like our being here.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
InsteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
interestedadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪd/

having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern

From this reading Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
lednounUS /led/

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading The road or street led now along the sea beach.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “They’re up to some mischief,” O’Neil whispered, “and they don’t like our being here.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mischiefnounUS /ˈmɪstʃəf/

reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

From this reading “They’re up to some mischief,” O’Neil whispered, “and they don’t like our being here.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nativesnounUS /ˈneɪtɪvz/

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading The road or street led now along the sea beach.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
O'Neil

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

From this reading “They’re up to some mischief,” O’Neil whispered, “and they don’t like our being here.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The road or street led now along the sea beach.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “They’re up to some mischief,” O’Neil whispered, “and they don’t like our being here.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Phil's

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

From this reading Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.

Pending verification
poniesnounUS /ˈpoʊniz/

plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
riddenverbUS /ˈrɪdən/

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The road or street led now along the sea beach.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Saluafata

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

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

Pending verification
seanounUS /siː/

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

From this reading The road or street led now along the sea beach.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sidesnounUS /saɪdz/

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SMUGGLEDadjectiveUS /ˈsmʌɡəld/

distributed or sold illicitly

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading “They’re up to some mischief,” O’Neil whispered, “and they don’t like our being here.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
staresnounUS /sterz/

plural of “stare” — a fixed look with eyes open wide

From this reading Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
streetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/

showing a brooding ill humor

From this reading Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading That’s sure.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Talofa

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

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

Pending verification
That's

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

From this reading That’s sure.”

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading “They’re up to some mischief,” O’Neil whispered, “and they don’t like our being here.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
They're

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

From this reading “They’re up to some mischief,” O’Neil whispered, “and they don’t like our being here.

Pending verification
throngsnounUS /θrɔːŋz/

plural of “throng” — a large gathering of people

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “They’re up to some mischief,” O’Neil whispered, “and they don’t like our being here.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
townnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading SMUGGLED ARMS As the Americans had ridden their ponies through the throngs of natives in the street of the town of Saluafata, the cheery “Talofa, Alii” had been conspicuous by its absence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading “They’re up to some mischief,” O’Neil whispered, “and they don’t like our being here.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Instead Phil’s interested glance was met upon all sides by haughty and sullen stares from the dark-eyed natives.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whisperedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪspərd/

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading “They’re up to some mischief,” O’Neil whispered, “and they don’t like our being here.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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