Chapter XVIII · Keta on the Sand

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

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

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

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

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From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

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

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

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From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

a failure to maintain a higher state

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

a city of northwestern Germany linked by the Weser River to the port of Bremerhaven and the North Sea; in the Middle Ages it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

the people of Great Britain

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

a young person of either sex

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

recognizable; marked

From this reading That decided me.

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From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

a person who is older than you are

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

an opposing military force

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

past form of “frank” — stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Having got into Lome the question was how to get out of it.

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

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

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

From this reading Having got into Lome the question was how to get out of it.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

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

From this reading The head of Swanzy's had a man under him at Keta, and when he went to inspect he invariably went overland.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Having got into Lome the question was how to get out of it.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The head of Swanzy's had a man under him at Keta, and when he went to inspect he invariably went overland.

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

From this reading The head of Swanzy's had a man under him at Keta, and when he went to inspect he invariably went overland.

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The head of Swanzy's had a man under him at Keta, and when he went to inspect he invariably went overland.

plural of “host” — a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

a social unit living together

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

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

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

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

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

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

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

look over carefully

From this reading The head of Swanzy's had a man under him at Keta, and when he went to inspect he invariably went overland.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Having got into Lome the question was how to get out of it.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading The head of Swanzy's had a man under him at Keta, and when he went to inspect he invariably went overland.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Having got into Lome the question was how to get out of it.

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

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

immediately past

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

capital and largest city of Togo; located in the south on the Gulf of Guinea

From this reading Having got into Lome the question was how to get out of it.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The head of Swanzy's had a man under him at Keta, and when he went to inspect he invariably went overland.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

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

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

used to form the superlative

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

the verbal act of naming

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

many times at short intervals

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Having got into Lome the question was how to get out of it.

traveling or passing over land

From this reading The head of Swanzy's had a man under him at Keta, and when he went to inspect he invariably went overland.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

spoil as if by poison

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

the condition or practice of having more than one spouse at a time

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading Having got into Lome the question was how to get out of it.

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

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

except for; apart from

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

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

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

plural of “steamer” — a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

waves breaking on the shore

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

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

From this reading The head of Swanzy's had a man under him at Keta, and when he went to inspect he invariably went overland.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

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

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

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

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

a special situation

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

plural of “tip” — the extreme end of something; especially something pointed

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

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

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

buying or selling securities or commodities

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

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 _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The head of Swanzy's had a man under him at Keta, and when he went to inspect he invariably went overland.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

precisely as stated

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

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

From this reading Having got into Lome the question was how to get out of it.

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

From this reading The head of Swanzy's had a man under him at Keta, and when he went to inspect he invariably went overland.

at the time that

From this reading The head of Swanzy's had a man under him at Keta, and when he went to inspect he invariably went overland.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I wanted to go to Keta, twenty-seven miles away in British territory, and my idea was to go by sea as I could do it in three hours at the very most, and Elder Dempster, having very kindly franked me on their steamers, it would cost me nothing save the tips to the surf boats that landed me; but there was one great thing against that--my hosts told me that very often the surf was so bad it was impossible to land at Keta.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _The safety of the seashore--Why they do not plant trees in English territory--The D.C.'s prayer--Quittah or Keta--The Bremen Sisters--The value of fresh air as a preventive of fever--A polygamous household--The Awuna people--The backsliding clerk of the Bremen Mission--Incongruity of antimacassars and polygamy--Naming the child--“Laughing at last” and “Not love made you”--Forms of marriage--The cost of a wife--How to poison an enemy--Loving and dutiful children--The staple industry of the place--Trading women--The heat of Keta._