Chapter XIV

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

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)

From this reading Aaron Mandel was about to buy them, and as the Parisian dealer and Mapuhi discussed their worth, Bill, McHenry, Kopcke, Nimau, and others added their opinions.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Aaron Mandel was about to buy them, and as the Parisian dealer and Mapuhi discussed their worth, Bill, McHenry, Kopcke, Nimau, and others added their opinions.

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading Aaron Mandel was about to buy them, and as the Parisian dealer and Mapuhi discussed their worth, Bill, McHenry, Kopcke, Nimau, and others added their opinions.

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

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

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

From this reading Aaron Mandel was about to buy them, and as the Parisian dealer and Mapuhi discussed their worth, Bill, McHenry, Kopcke, Nimau, and others added their opinions.

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

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He displayed them to me and others the night before I was to sail with Lying Bill for the Marquesas Islands.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading He displayed them to me and others the night before I was to sail with Lying Bill for the Marquesas Islands.

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Aaron Mandel was about to buy them, and as the Parisian dealer and Mapuhi discussed their worth, Bill, McHenry, Kopcke, Nimau, and others added their opinions.

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading IN Mapuhi’s store, on the counter, taken from the cabin of the _County of Roxburgh_, lay twenty-five pearls.

plural of “convention” — a large formal assembly

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

From this reading IN Mapuhi’s store, on the counter, taken from the cabin of the _County of Roxburgh_, lay twenty-five pearls.

(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

From this reading IN Mapuhi’s store, on the counter, taken from the cabin of the _County of Roxburgh_, lay twenty-five pearls.

someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

From this reading Aaron Mandel was about to buy them, and as the Parisian dealer and Mapuhi discussed their worth, Bill, McHenry, Kopcke, Nimau, and others added their opinions.

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading They were of different values, two or three magnificent in size, in shape, and in luster, the fruit of Mapuhi’s tribe’s harvest in Takaroa Lagoon.

past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading Aaron Mandel was about to buy them, and as the Parisian dealer and Mapuhi discussed their worth, Bill, McHenry, Kopcke, Nimau, and others added their opinions.

past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent

From this reading He displayed them to me and others the night before I was to sail with Lying Bill for the Marquesas Islands.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He displayed them to me and others the night before I was to sail with Lying Bill for the Marquesas Islands.

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading IN Mapuhi’s store, on the counter, taken from the cabin of the _County of Roxburgh_, lay twenty-five pearls.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading They were of different values, two or three magnificent in size, in shape, and in luster, the fruit of Mapuhi’s tribe’s harvest in Takaroa Lagoon.

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

a young female

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

the head of a state government

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading They were of different values, two or three magnificent in size, in shape, and in luster, the fruit of Mapuhi’s tribe’s harvest in Takaroa Lagoon.

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

From this reading He displayed them to me and others the night before I was to sail with Lying Bill for the Marquesas Islands.

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

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

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

From this reading He displayed them to me and others the night before I was to sail with Lying Bill for the Marquesas Islands.

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

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

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

From this reading He displayed them to me and others the night before I was to sail with Lying Bill for the Marquesas Islands.

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

From this reading Aaron Mandel was about to buy them, and as the Parisian dealer and Mapuhi discussed their worth, Bill, McHenry, Kopcke, Nimau, and others added their opinions.

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

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

From this reading They were of different values, two or three magnificent in size, in shape, and in luster, the fruit of Mapuhi’s tribe’s harvest in Takaroa Lagoon.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading IN Mapuhi’s store, on the counter, taken from the cabin of the _County of Roxburgh_, lay twenty-five pearls.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

a quality that outshines the usual

From this reading They were of different values, two or three magnificent in size, in shape, and in luster, the fruit of Mapuhi’s tribe’s harvest in Takaroa Lagoon.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading He displayed them to me and others the night before I was to sail with Lying Bill for the Marquesas Islands.

characterized by grandeur

From this reading They were of different values, two or three magnificent in size, in shape, and in luster, the fruit of Mapuhi’s tribe’s harvest in Takaroa Lagoon.

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

From this reading Aaron Mandel was about to buy them, and as the Parisian dealer and Mapuhi discussed their worth, Bill, McHenry, Kopcke, Nimau, and others added their opinions.

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

From this reading Aaron Mandel was about to buy them, and as the Parisian dealer and Mapuhi discussed their worth, Bill, McHenry, Kopcke, Nimau, and others added their opinions.

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

From this reading IN Mapuhi’s store, on the counter, taken from the cabin of the _County of Roxburgh_, lay twenty-five pearls.

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

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

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From this reading Aaron Mandel was about to buy them, and as the Parisian dealer and Mapuhi discussed their worth, Bill, McHenry, Kopcke, Nimau, and others added their opinions.

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

From this reading He displayed them to me and others the night before I was to sail with Lying Bill for the Marquesas Islands.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading He displayed them to me and others the night before I was to sail with Lying Bill for the Marquesas Islands.

European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

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From this reading Aaron Mandel was about to buy them, and as the Parisian dealer and Mapuhi discussed their worth, Bill, McHenry, Kopcke, Nimau, and others added their opinions.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading IN Mapuhi’s store, on the counter, taken from the cabin of the _County of Roxburgh_, lay twenty-five pearls.

plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading Aaron Mandel was about to buy them, and as the Parisian dealer and Mapuhi discussed their worth, Bill, McHenry, Kopcke, Nimau, and others added their opinions.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading They were of different values, two or three magnificent in size, in shape, and in luster, the fruit of Mapuhi’s tribe’s harvest in Takaroa Lagoon.

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From this reading He displayed them to me and others the night before I was to sail with Lying Bill for the Marquesas Islands.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

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

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants

From this reading Aaron Mandel was about to buy them, and as the Parisian dealer and Mapuhi discussed their worth, Bill, McHenry, Kopcke, Nimau, and others added their opinions.

plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel

From this reading IN Mapuhi’s store, on the counter, taken from the cabin of the _County of Roxburgh_, lay twenty-five pearls.

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

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

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

From this reading IN Mapuhi’s store, on the counter, taken from the cabin of the _County of Roxburgh_, lay twenty-five pearls.

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading He displayed them to me and others the night before I was to sail with Lying Bill for the Marquesas Islands.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading They were of different values, two or three magnificent in size, in shape, and in luster, the fruit of Mapuhi’s tribe’s harvest in Takaroa Lagoon.

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading They were of different values, two or three magnificent in size, in shape, and in luster, the fruit of Mapuhi’s tribe’s harvest in Takaroa Lagoon.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading IN Mapuhi’s store, on the counter, taken from the cabin of the _County of Roxburgh_, lay twenty-five pearls.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

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From this reading They were of different values, two or three magnificent in size, in shape, and in luster, the fruit of Mapuhi’s tribe’s harvest in Takaroa Lagoon.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading IN Mapuhi’s store, on the counter, taken from the cabin of the _County of Roxburgh_, lay twenty-five pearls.

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

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

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

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He displayed them to me and others the night before I was to sail with Lying Bill for the Marquesas Islands.

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

From this reading They were of different values, two or three magnificent in size, in shape, and in luster, the fruit of Mapuhi’s tribe’s harvest in Takaroa Lagoon.

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

From this reading They were of different values, two or three magnificent in size, in shape, and in luster, the fruit of Mapuhi’s tribe’s harvest in Takaroa Lagoon.

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

From this reading He displayed them to me and others the night before I was to sail with Lying Bill for the Marquesas Islands.

possessive form of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading They were of different values, two or three magnificent in size, in shape, and in luster, the fruit of Mapuhi’s tribe’s harvest in Takaroa Lagoon.

being five more than twenty

From this reading IN Mapuhi’s store, on the counter, taken from the cabin of the _County of Roxburgh_, lay twenty-five pearls.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading They were of different values, two or three magnificent in size, in shape, and in luster, the fruit of Mapuhi’s tribe’s harvest in Takaroa Lagoon.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something)

From this reading They were of different values, two or three magnificent in size, in shape, and in luster, the fruit of Mapuhi’s tribe’s harvest in Takaroa Lagoon.

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

From this reading He displayed them to me and others the night before I was to sail with Lying Bill for the Marquesas Islands.

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

From this reading They were of different values, two or three magnificent in size, in shape, and in luster, the fruit of Mapuhi’s tribe’s harvest in Takaroa Lagoon.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He displayed them to me and others the night before I was to sail with Lying Bill for the Marquesas Islands.

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

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading The palace of the governor of the Marquesas in the vale of Atuona—Monsieur L’Hermier des Plantes, Ghost Girl, Miss Tail, and Song of the Nightingale—_Tapus_ in the South Seas—Strange conventions that regulate life—A South Seas Pankhurst—How women won their freedom.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading Aaron Mandel was about to buy them, and as the Parisian dealer and Mapuhi discussed their worth, Bill, McHenry, Kopcke, Nimau, and others added their opinions.