used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
AdieunounUS /əˈduː/
a farewell remark
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading My excellent Anna, wept with us, and exerted every means that interesting affection could suggest to alleviate the grief my brother Henry and myself experienced from this melancholy bereavement.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Letters from my family announced to me that my brother Robert had returned from Porto-Rico, but that soon after a serious illness had carried him to the grave.
(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 He died in the arms of my mother and sisters, in the small house of La Planche, where, as I said before, we had all been brought up.
alleviateverbUS /əˈliːvieɪt/
provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading My excellent Anna, wept with us, and exerted every means that interesting affection could suggest to alleviate the grief my brother Henry and myself experienced from this melancholy bereavement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading My excellent Anna, wept with us, and exerted every means that interesting affection could suggest to alleviate the grief my brother Henry and myself experienced from this melancholy bereavement.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Letters from my family announced to me that my brother Robert had returned from Porto-Rico, but that soon after a serious illness had carried him to the grave.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading He died in the arms of my mother and sisters, in the small house of La Planche, where, as I said before, we had all been brought up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He died in the arms of my mother and sisters, in the small house of La Planche, where, as I said before, we had all been brought up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
AttemptsnounUS /əˈtempts/
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
Balthazard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
BanditnounUS /ˈbændət/
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He died in the arms of my mother and sisters, in the small house of La Planche, where, as I said before, we had all been brought up.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He died in the arms of my mother and sisters, in the small house of La Planche, where, as I said before, we had all been brought up.
BeholdingnounUS /bɪˈhoʊldɪŋ/
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
bereavementnounUS /bərˈiːvmənt/
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading My excellent Anna, wept with us, and exerted every means that interesting affection could suggest to alleviate the grief my brother Henry and myself experienced from this melancholy bereavement.
Bermigan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
propose a payment
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He died in the arms of my mother and sisters, in the small house of La Planche, where, as I said before, we had all been brought up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Letters from my family announced to me that my brother Robert had returned from Porto-Rico, but that soon after a serious illness had carried him to the grave.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Letters from my family announced to me that my brother Robert had returned from Porto-Rico, but that soon after a serious illness had carried him to the grave.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My excellent Anna, wept with us, and exerted every means that interesting affection could suggest to alleviate the grief my brother Henry and myself experienced from this melancholy bereavement.
traveling across
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
the act of departing
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He died in the arms of my mother and sisters, in the small house of La Planche, where, as I said before, we had all been brought up.
emanating from God
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
EccentricitynounUS /ˌeksənˈtrɪsəti/
strange and unconventional behavior
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading At this period a sad event plunged my house into mourning.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading My excellent Anna, wept with us, and exerted every means that interesting affection could suggest to alleviate the grief my brother Henry and myself experienced from this melancholy bereavement.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading My excellent Anna, wept with us, and exerted every means that interesting affection could suggest to alleviate the grief my brother Henry and myself experienced from this melancholy bereavement.
exertedverbUS /ɪɡˈzɜːrtɪd/
past form of “exert” — put to use
From this reading My excellent Anna, wept with us, and exerted every means that interesting affection could suggest to alleviate the grief my brother Henry and myself experienced from this melancholy bereavement.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading My excellent Anna, wept with us, and exerted every means that interesting affection could suggest to alleviate the grief my brother Henry and myself experienced from this melancholy bereavement.
a social unit living together
From this reading Letters from my family announced to me that my brother Robert had returned from Porto-Rico, but that soon after a serious illness had carried him to the grave.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Letters from my family announced to me that my brother Robert had returned from Porto-Rico, but that soon after a serious illness had carried him to the grave.
GalenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
death of a person
From this reading Letters from my family announced to me that my brother Robert had returned from Porto-Rico, but that soon after a serious illness had carried him to the grave.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading My excellent Anna, wept with us, and exerted every means that interesting affection could suggest to alleviate the grief my brother Henry and myself experienced from this melancholy bereavement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Letters from my family announced to me that my brother Robert had returned from Porto-Rico, but that soon after a serious illness had carried him to the grave.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He died in the arms of my mother and sisters, in the small house of La Planche, where, as I said before, we had all been brought up.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading My excellent Anna, wept with us, and exerted every means that interesting affection could suggest to alleviate the grief my brother Henry and myself experienced from this melancholy bereavement.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He died in the arms of my mother and sisters, in the small house of La Planche, where, as I said before, we had all been brought up.
IllnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
InaccessibilitynounUS /ˌɪnəksesəˈbɪləti/
the quality of not being available when needed
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
IneffectualadjectiveUS /ˌɪnəˈfektʃuːəl/
not producing an intended effect
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading My excellent Anna, wept with us, and exerted every means that interesting affection could suggest to alleviate the grief my brother Henry and myself experienced from this melancholy bereavement.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At this period a sad event plunged my house into mourning.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
Jala-Jala
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
JoachimnounUS /ˌjoʊˈɑːkɪm/
Hungarian violinist and composer (1831-1907)
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading He died in the arms of my mother and sisters, in the small house of La Planche, where, as I said before, we had all been brought up.
Lafond
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
immediately past
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
the literary culture
From this reading Letters from my family announced to me that my brother Robert had returned from Porto-Rico, but that soon after a serious illness had carried him to the grave.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Letters from my family announced to me that my brother Robert had returned from Porto-Rico, but that soon after a serious illness had carried him to the grave.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading My excellent Anna, wept with us, and exerted every means that interesting affection could suggest to alleviate the grief my brother Henry and myself experienced from this melancholy bereavement.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading My excellent Anna, wept with us, and exerted every means that interesting affection could suggest to alleviate the grief my brother Henry and myself experienced from this melancholy bereavement.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
MoralitynounUS /mərˈæləti/
concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He died in the arms of my mother and sisters, in the small house of La Planche, where, as I said before, we had all been brought up.
mourningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading At this period a sad event plunged my house into mourning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading My excellent Anna, wept with us, and exerted every means that interesting affection could suggest to alleviate the grief my brother Henry and myself experienced from this melancholy bereavement.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
an amount of time
From this reading At this period a sad event plunged my house into mourning.
Planche
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He died in the arms of my mother and sisters, in the small house of La Planche, where, as I said before, we had all been brought up.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading At this period a sad event plunged my house into mourning.
Porto-Rico
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Letters from my family announced to me that my brother Robert had returned from Porto-Rico, but that soon after a serious illness had carried him to the grave.
the act of punishing
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
RecoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
ReformnounUS /rəˈfɔːrm/
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
RendezvousnounUS /ˈrɑːndɪvuː/
a meeting planned at a certain time and place
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Letters from my family announced to me that my brother Robert had returned from Porto-Rico, but that soon after a serious illness had carried him to the grave.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading At this period a sad event plunged my house into mourning.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He died in the arms of my mother and sisters, in the small house of La Planche, where, as I said before, we had all been brought up.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Letters from my family announced to me that my brother Robert had returned from Porto-Rico, but that soon after a serious illness had carried him to the grave.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading He died in the arms of my mother and sisters, in the small house of La Planche, where, as I said before, we had all been brought up.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He died in the arms of my mother and sisters, in the small house of La Planche, where, as I said before, we had all been brought up.
in the near future
From this reading Letters from my family announced to me that my brother Robert had returned from Porto-Rico, but that soon after a serious illness had carried him to the grave.
suggestverbUS /səˈdʒest/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading My excellent Anna, wept with us, and exerted every means that interesting affection could suggest to alleviate the grief my brother Henry and myself experienced from this melancholy bereavement.
Tapuzi
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
Tapuzians
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Letters from my family announced to me that my brother Robert had returned from Porto-Rico, but that soon after a serious illness had carried him to the grave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this period a sad event plunged my house into mourning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
TyphoonnounUS /ˌtaɪˈfuːn/
a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He died in the arms of my mother and sisters, in the small house of La Planche, where, as I said before, we had all been brought up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My excellent Anna, wept with us, and exerted every means that interesting affection could suggest to alleviate the grief my brother Henry and myself experienced from this melancholy bereavement.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading My excellent Anna, wept with us, and exerted every means that interesting affection could suggest to alleviate the grief my brother Henry and myself experienced from this melancholy bereavement.
in or at the place that
From this reading He died in the arms of my mother and sisters, in the small house of La Planche, where, as I said before, we had all been brought up.
a Caucasian
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
WickednessnounUS /ˈwɪkədnəs/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Death of my Brother Robert--Our Party at Jala-Jala--Illness and Last Moments of my Friend Bermigan--Recovery and Departure for France or Lafond--Joachim Balthazard: his Eccentricity--Tremendous Gale of Wind--Narrow Escape in Crossing the Lake--Safe Return to Jala-Jala--Destruction of my House and the Village by a Typhoon--Rendezvous with a Bandit--Ineffectual Attempts to Reform Him--His Death--Journey to Tapuzi--Its Inaccessibility--Government of the Tapuzians--Morality and Religious Character of their Chief--Their Curiosity at Beholding a White Man--Former Wickedness and Divine Punishment--We bid Adieu to the Tapuzians, and Return to Jala-Jala.
