Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

anew

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

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

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

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

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

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

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

a native or inhabitant of Asia

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

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

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

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

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

formed or made thin by hammering

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

for the most part

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

close interaction

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

one of the large landmasses of the earth

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

performance of moral or religious acts

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

plural of “dweller” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

closed in or surrounded or included within

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

an old word for “before”

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

plural of “european” — a native or inhabitant of Europe

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

divisible by two

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

make glad or happy

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

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

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

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

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

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

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

situated within or suitable for inside a building

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

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

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

plural of “malay” — a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

the force of workers available

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

make less visible or unclear

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

plural of “project” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

located far away spatially

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

Identical; not different.

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

cut with a saw

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

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

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

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From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

estrangement from god

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

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

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

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

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

not in physical motion

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

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

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

moderately warm

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

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

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

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

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading The Malay Peninsula--that slender tongue of land which projects into the tepid seas at the extreme south of the Asiatic Continent--is but little more than a name to most dwellers in Europe.

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

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

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

not known

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

still full

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

precisely as stated

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

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

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

a Caucasian

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

which person or people

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

belonging to which person

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

in the company of; together with

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The nineteen tales and sketches, which are enclosed within the covers of this Book, relate to certain brown men and obscure things in a distant and very little known corner of the Earth.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

produce a literary work

From this reading But, even in the Peninsula itself, and to the majority of those white men whose whole lives have been passed in the Straits of Malacca, the East Coast and the remote interior, of which I chiefly write, are almost as completely unknown.

the act of creating written works

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

but in spite of that

From this reading It has been my endeavour, in writing this book, to give some idea of the lives lived in these lands by Europeans whose lot has led them away from the beaten track; by the aboriginal tribes of _Sâkai_ and _Semang_; but, above all, by those Malays who, being yet untouched by contact with white men, are still in a state of original sin.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading My knowledge of all these things was won Ere to gladden my life You came, But the Land I knew, the Deeds saw done Will be never again the same, For You have come, like the rising Sun, To golden my World with your flame.