Chapter III

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

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

From this reading _“NOUS partons!_ We air off—off!” shouted _Capitaine_ Moet, gaily, as the _Marara_, the schooner _Flying Fish_, slipped through the narrow, treacherous pass of the barrier-reef of Papeete Harbor.

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From this reading “_Mon ami_, you weel by ’n’ by say dam Moet for take you to ze _Iles Dangereuses_.

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

From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

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

From this reading _“NOUS partons!_ We air off—off!” shouted _Capitaine_ Moet, gaily, as the _Marara_, the schooner _Flying Fish_, slipped through the narrow, treacherous pass of the barrier-reef of Papeete Harbor.

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From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

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From this reading _“NOUS partons!_ We air off—off!” shouted _Capitaine_ Moet, gaily, as the _Marara_, the schooner _Flying Fish_, slipped through the narrow, treacherous pass of the barrier-reef of Papeete Harbor.

exhale hard

From this reading Eet ees hot and ze win’ blow many time like ’urricane.

confined by bonds

From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “_Mon ami_, you weel by ’n’ by say dam Moet for take you to ze _Iles Dangereuses_.

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From this reading _“NOUS partons!_ We air off—off!” shouted _Capitaine_ Moet, gaily, as the _Marara_, the schooner _Flying Fish_, slipped through the narrow, treacherous pass of the barrier-reef of Papeete Harbor.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

From this reading You air goin’ to ze worse climate in ze _sacré mundo_.

a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

From this reading “_Mon ami_, you weel by ’n’ by say dam Moet for take you to ze _Iles Dangereuses_.

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From this reading “_Mon ami_, you weel by ’n’ by say dam Moet for take you to ze _Iles Dangereuses_.

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From this reading Eet ees hot and ze win’ blow many time like ’urricane.

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From this reading Eet ees hot and ze win’ blow many time like ’urricane.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

moving swiftly

From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

in a gay manner

From this reading _“NOUS partons!_ We air off—off!” shouted _Capitaine_ Moet, gaily, as the _Marara_, the schooner _Flying Fish_, slipped through the narrow, treacherous pass of the barrier-reef of Papeete Harbor.

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From this reading You air goin’ to ze worse climate in ze _sacré mundo_.

maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

From this reading _“NOUS partons!_ We air off—off!” shouted _Capitaine_ Moet, gaily, as the _Marara_, the schooner _Flying Fish_, slipped through the narrow, treacherous pass of the barrier-reef of Papeete Harbor.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading Eet ees hot and ze win’ blow many time like ’urricane.

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From this reading “_Mon ami_, you weel by ’n’ by say dam Moet for take you to ze _Iles Dangereuses_.

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

From this reading You air goin’ to ze worse climate in ze _sacré mundo_.

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

the act of departing

From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Eet ees hot and ze win’ blow many time like ’urricane.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Eet ees hot and ze win’ blow many time like ’urricane.

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From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

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From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading “_Mon ami_, you weel by ’n’ by say dam Moet for take you to ze _Iles Dangereuses_.

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From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

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From this reading You air goin’ to ze worse climate in ze _sacré mundo_.

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading “_Mon ami_, you weel by ’n’ by say dam Moet for take you to ze _Iles Dangereuses_.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading _“NOUS partons!_ We air off—off!” shouted _Capitaine_ Moet, gaily, as the _Marara_, the schooner _Flying Fish_, slipped through the narrow, treacherous pass of the barrier-reef of Papeete Harbor.

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From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

common sense

From this reading _“NOUS partons!_ We air off—off!” shouted _Capitaine_ Moet, gaily, as the _Marara_, the schooner _Flying Fish_, slipped through the narrow, treacherous pass of the barrier-reef of Papeete Harbor.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _“NOUS partons!_ We air off—off!” shouted _Capitaine_ Moet, gaily, as the _Marara_, the schooner _Flying Fish_, slipped through the narrow, treacherous pass of the barrier-reef of Papeete Harbor.

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

From this reading _“NOUS partons!_ We air off—off!” shouted _Capitaine_ Moet, gaily, as the _Marara_, the schooner _Flying Fish_, slipped through the narrow, treacherous pass of the barrier-reef of Papeete Harbor.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

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From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

above and across; more than

From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

the capital of French Polynesia on the northwestern coast of Tahiti

From this reading _“NOUS partons!_ We air off—off!” shouted _Capitaine_ Moet, gaily, as the _Marara_, the schooner _Flying Fish_, slipped through the narrow, treacherous pass of the barrier-reef of Papeete Harbor.

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From this reading _“NOUS partons!_ We air off—off!” shouted _Capitaine_ Moet, gaily, as the _Marara_, the schooner _Flying Fish_, slipped through the narrow, treacherous pass of the barrier-reef of Papeete Harbor.

go across or through

From this reading _“NOUS partons!_ We air off—off!” shouted _Capitaine_ Moet, gaily, as the _Marara_, the schooner _Flying Fish_, slipped through the narrow, treacherous pass of the barrier-reef of Papeete Harbor.

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From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

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From this reading You air goin’ to ze worse climate in ze _sacré mundo_.

express in words

From this reading “_Mon ami_, you weel by ’n’ by say dam Moet for take you to ze _Iles Dangereuses_.

a large beer glass

From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

in a vehement outcry

From this reading _“NOUS partons!_ We air off—off!” shouted _Capitaine_ Moet, gaily, as the _Marara_, the schooner _Flying Fish_, slipped through the narrow, treacherous pass of the barrier-reef of Papeete Harbor.

the act of observing

From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading _“NOUS partons!_ We air off—off!” shouted _Capitaine_ Moet, gaily, as the _Marara_, the schooner _Flying Fish_, slipped through the narrow, treacherous pass of the barrier-reef of Papeete Harbor.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

an island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin

From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

carry out

From this reading “_Mon ami_, you weel by ’n’ by say dam Moet for take you to ze _Iles Dangereuses_.

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

From this reading Leaving Tahiti—The sunset over Moorea—Bound for the Paumotu Atolls—The Schooner _Marara, Flying Fish_—Captain Jean Moet and others aboard—Sighting and Landing on Niau.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading _“NOUS partons!_ We air off—off!” shouted _Capitaine_ Moet, gaily, as the _Marara_, the schooner _Flying Fish_, slipped through the narrow, treacherous pass of the barrier-reef of Papeete Harbor.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Eet ees hot and ze win’ blow many time like ’urricane.

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

From this reading “_Mon ami_, you weel by ’n’ by say dam Moet for take you to ze _Iles Dangereuses_.

dangerously unstable and unpredictable

From this reading _“NOUS partons!_ We air off—off!” shouted _Capitaine_ Moet, gaily, as the _Marara_, the schooner _Flying Fish_, slipped through the narrow, treacherous pass of the barrier-reef of Papeete Harbor.

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From this reading Eet ees hot and ze win’ blow many time like ’urricane.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _“NOUS partons!_ We air off—off!” shouted _Capitaine_ Moet, gaily, as the _Marara_, the schooner _Flying Fish_, slipped through the narrow, treacherous pass of the barrier-reef of Papeete Harbor.

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From this reading “_Mon ami_, you weel by ’n’ by say dam Moet for take you to ze _Iles Dangereuses_.

be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

From this reading Eet ees hot and ze win’ blow many time like ’urricane.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading You air goin’ to ze worse climate in ze _sacré mundo_.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “_Mon ami_, you weel by ’n’ by say dam Moet for take you to ze _Iles Dangereuses_.

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From this reading “_Mon ami_, you weel by ’n’ by say dam Moet for take you to ze _Iles Dangereuses_.