Chapter X

later than; following

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

(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 All the islands of the group are volcanic, and rich both in live and extinct craters.

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

From this reading They are mountainous and the summits of Hawaii—pronounced Ha-wy-ee—rise to fourteen or fifteen thousand feet.

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

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

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

From this reading I should not be surprised if some day the bowels of the Sandwich Group suddenly exploded and blew the isles to smithereens!

of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard

From this reading I should not be surprised if some day the bowels of the Sandwich Group suddenly exploded and blew the isles to smithereens!

the two together, not just one

From this reading All the islands of the group are volcanic, and rich both in live and extinct craters.

the center of the Earth

From this reading I should not be surprised if some day the bowels of the Sandwich Group suddenly exploded and blew the isles to smithereens!

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

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From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

plural of “crater” — a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

From this reading All the islands of the group are volcanic, and rich both in live and extinct craters.

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From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I should not be surprised if some day the bowels of the Sandwich Group suddenly exploded and blew the isles to smithereens!

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

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

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another

From this reading I should not be surprised if some day the bowels of the Sandwich Group suddenly exploded and blew the isles to smithereens!

no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives

From this reading All the islands of the group are volcanic, and rich both in live and extinct craters.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading They are mountainous and the summits of Hawaii—pronounced Ha-wy-ee—rise to fourteen or fifteen thousand feet.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading They are mountainous and the summits of Hawaii—pronounced Ha-wy-ee—rise to fourteen or fifteen thousand feet.

the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

From this reading They are mountainous and the summits of Hawaii—pronounced Ha-wy-ee—rise to fourteen or fifteen thousand feet.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

dazzlingly beautiful

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading All the islands of the group are volcanic, and rich both in live and extinct craters.

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From this reading They are mountainous and the summits of Hawaii—pronounced Ha-wy-ee—rise to fourteen or fifteen thousand feet.

a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands

From this reading They are mountainous and the summits of Hawaii—pronounced Ha-wy-ee—rise to fourteen or fifteen thousand feet.

the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

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

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

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

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I should not be surprised if some day the bowels of the Sandwich Group suddenly exploded and blew the isles to smithereens!

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

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

plural of “isle” — a small island

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

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

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

moving slowly and gently

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

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

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading All the islands of the group are volcanic, and rich both in live and extinct craters.

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

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

an island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu)

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

having hills and crags

From this reading They are mountainous and the summits of Hawaii—pronounced Ha-wy-ee—rise to fourteen or fifteen thousand feet.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I should not be surprised if some day the bowels of the Sandwich Group suddenly exploded and blew the isles to smithereens!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading They are mountainous and the summits of Hawaii—pronounced Ha-wy-ee—rise to fourteen or fifteen thousand feet.

above and across; more than

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

the largest ocean in the world

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

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

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading They are mountainous and the summits of Hawaii—pronounced Ha-wy-ee—rise to fourteen or fifteen thousand feet.

plural of “reminiscence” — a mental impression retained and recalled from the past

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

possessing material wealth

From this reading All the islands of the group are volcanic, and rich both in live and extinct craters.

move upward

From this reading They are mountainous and the summits of Hawaii—pronounced Ha-wy-ee—rise to fourteen or fifteen thousand feet.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

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

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

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

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I should not be surprised if some day the bowels of the Sandwich Group suddenly exploded and blew the isles to smithereens!

an instance of visual perception

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

a collection of small fragments considered as a whole

From this reading I should not be surprised if some day the bowels of the Sandwich Group suddenly exploded and blew the isles to smithereens!

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

From this reading I should not be surprised if some day the bowels of the Sandwich Group suddenly exploded and blew the isles to smithereens!

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

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading I should not be surprised if some day the bowels of the Sandwich Group suddenly exploded and blew the isles to smithereens!

plural of “summit” — the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

From this reading They are mountainous and the summits of Hawaii—pronounced Ha-wy-ee—rise to fourteen or fifteen thousand feet.

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading I should not be surprised if some day the bowels of the Sandwich Group suddenly exploded and blew the isles to smithereens!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

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

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

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

From this reading They are mountainous and the summits of Hawaii—pronounced Ha-wy-ee—rise to fourteen or fifteen thousand feet.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading They are mountainous and the summits of Hawaii—pronounced Ha-wy-ee—rise to fourteen or fifteen thousand feet.

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

From this reading Honolulu—King Lunalilo—Chinese Leprosy—Kooma’s Reminiscences of Father Damien—Molokai—The Leper-Hunters—Father Damien at Molokai—Robert Stevenson’s Open Letter to Dr C. M. Hyde AFTER Samoa I think the Sandwich Isles are the most attractive islands in the Pacific.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes

From this reading All the islands of the group are volcanic, and rich both in live and extinct craters.

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

at the time that

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

in the company of; together with

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading When, from the sea, you sight the coast, its promontories covered with coco-palms and gorgeous tropical trees, waving over slopes that lead down to lazy, shore-curling waves, you think of the Biblical Garden of Paradise.