Chapter XIII

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

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

later than; following

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

(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 Penrhyn is an island that is famous all over the South Sea world, and not unknown even in Europe.

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

From this reading Penrhyn is an island that is famous all over the South Sea world, and not unknown even in Europe.

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

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon

From this reading It is an atoll island, consisting merely of a strip of land some couple of hundred yards in width, enclosing a splendid lagoon nine miles long.

-ing form of “attach” — cause to be attached

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The general impression conveyed to the voyager from kinder and fairer islands is that Penrhyn is a place “at the back of God-speed,” a lonely, sultry, windy, eerie spot, desolate and remote beyond description.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading The general impression conveyed to the voyager from kinder and fairer islands is that Penrhyn is a place “at the back of God-speed,” a lonely, sultry, windy, eerie spot, desolate and remote beyond description.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

plural of “collector” — a person who collects things

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

-ing form of “consist” — originate

From this reading It is an atoll island, consisting merely of a strip of land some couple of hundred yards in width, enclosing a splendid lagoon nine miles long.

past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on

From this reading The general impression conveyed to the voyager from kinder and fairer islands is that Penrhyn is a place “at the back of God-speed,” a lonely, sultry, windy, eerie spot, desolate and remote beyond description.

plural of “corps” — an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading It is an atoll island, consisting merely of a strip of land some couple of hundred yards in width, enclosing a splendid lagoon nine miles long.

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading The general impression conveyed to the voyager from kinder and fairer islands is that Penrhyn is a place “at the back of God-speed,” a lonely, sultry, windy, eerie spot, desolate and remote beyond description.

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading The general impression conveyed to the voyager from kinder and fairer islands is that Penrhyn is a place “at the back of God-speed,” a lonely, sultry, windy, eerie spot, desolate and remote beyond description.

someone who works underwater

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious

From this reading The general impression conveyed to the voyager from kinder and fairer islands is that Penrhyn is a place “at the back of God-speed,” a lonely, sultry, windy, eerie spot, desolate and remote beyond description.

the act of enclosing something inside something else

From this reading It is an atoll island, consisting merely of a strip of land some couple of hundred yards in width, enclosing a splendid lagoon nine miles long.

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 Penrhyn is an island that is famous all over the South Sea world, and not unknown even in Europe.

divisible by two

From this reading Penrhyn is an island that is famous all over the South Sea world, and not unknown even in Europe.

comparative of “fair” — free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading The general impression conveyed to the voyager from kinder and fairer islands is that Penrhyn is a place “at the back of God-speed,” a lonely, sultry, windy, eerie spot, desolate and remote beyond description.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Penrhyn is an island that is famous all over the South Sea world, and not unknown even in Europe.

formed or conceived by the imagination

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The general impression conveyed to the voyager from kinder and fairer islands is that Penrhyn is a place “at the back of God-speed,” a lonely, sultry, windy, eerie spot, desolate and remote beyond description.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading The general impression conveyed to the voyager from kinder and fairer islands is that Penrhyn is a place “at the back of God-speed,” a lonely, sultry, windy, eerie spot, desolate and remote beyond description.

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

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

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

From this reading The general impression conveyed to the voyager from kinder and fairer islands is that Penrhyn is a place “at the back of God-speed,” a lonely, sultry, windy, eerie spot, desolate and remote beyond description.

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

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

a farewell remark

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

death of a person

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

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

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

comparative of “hot” — 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 _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

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

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

ten 10s

From this reading It is an atoll island, consisting merely of a strip of land some couple of hundred yards in width, enclosing a splendid lagoon nine miles long.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading The general impression conveyed to the voyager from kinder and fairer islands is that Penrhyn is a place “at the back of God-speed,” a lonely, sultry, windy, eerie spot, desolate and remote beyond description.

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

From this reading Penrhyn is an island that is famous all over the South Sea world, and not unknown even in Europe.

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

From this reading Penrhyn is an island that is famous all over the South Sea world, and not unknown even in Europe.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

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

From this reading The general impression conveyed to the voyager from kinder and fairer islands is that Penrhyn is a place “at the back of God-speed,” a lonely, sultry, windy, eerie spot, desolate and remote beyond description.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading The general impression conveyed to the voyager from kinder and fairer islands is that Penrhyn is a place “at the back of God-speed,” a lonely, sultry, windy, eerie spot, desolate and remote beyond description.

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

From this reading It is an atoll island, consisting merely of a strip of land some couple of hundred yards in width, enclosing a splendid lagoon nine miles long.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading It is an atoll island, consisting merely of a strip of land some couple of hundred yards in width, enclosing a splendid lagoon nine miles long.

the act of departing

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

a person afflicted with leprosy

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading The general impression conveyed to the voyager from kinder and fairer islands is that Penrhyn is a place “at the back of God-speed,” a lonely, sultry, windy, eerie spot, desolate and remote beyond description.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading It is an atoll island, consisting merely of a strip of land some couple of hundred yards in width, enclosing a splendid lagoon nine miles long.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

engage in

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

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

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

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

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

and nothing more

From this reading It is an atoll island, consisting merely of a strip of land some couple of hundred yards in width, enclosing a splendid lagoon nine miles long.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

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

From this reading It is an atoll island, consisting merely of a strip of land some couple of hundred yards in width, enclosing a splendid lagoon nine miles long.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading It is an atoll island, consisting merely of a strip of land some couple of hundred yards in width, enclosing a splendid lagoon nine miles long.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Penrhyn is an island that is famous all over the South Sea world, and not unknown even in Europe.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

above and across; more than

From this reading Penrhyn is an island that is famous all over the South Sea world, and not unknown even in Europe.

the largest ocean in the world

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

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From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

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

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

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

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

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

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

on the contrary

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

located far away spatially

From this reading The general impression conveyed to the voyager from kinder and fairer islands is that Penrhyn is a place “at the back of God-speed,” a lonely, sultry, windy, eerie spot, desolate and remote beyond description.

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

From this reading Penrhyn is an island that is famous all over the South Sea world, and not unknown even in Europe.

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From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

able to see

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

inflected form of “sin” — commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

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

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

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

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading It is an atoll island, consisting merely of a strip of land some couple of hundred yards in width, enclosing a splendid lagoon nine miles long.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

walk heavily

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

plural of “stamp” — the distinctive form in which a thing is made

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

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 _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

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

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

take away possessions from someone

From this reading It is an atoll island, consisting merely of a strip of land some couple of hundred yards in width, enclosing a splendid lagoon nine miles long.

sexually exciting or gratifying

From this reading The general impression conveyed to the voyager from kinder and fairer islands is that Penrhyn is a place “at the back of God-speed,” a lonely, sultry, windy, eerie spot, desolate and remote beyond description.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Penrhyn is an island that is famous all over the South Sea world, and not unknown even in Europe.

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

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

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

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

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

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

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

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

not explained

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

not known

From this reading Penrhyn is an island that is famous all over the South Sea world, and not unknown even in Europe.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

precisely as stated

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)

From this reading The general impression conveyed to the voyager from kinder and fairer islands is that Penrhyn is a place “at the back of God-speed,” a lonely, sultry, windy, eerie spot, desolate and remote beyond description.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

which person or people

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

the extent of something from side to side

From this reading It is an atoll island, consisting merely of a strip of land some couple of hundred yards in width, enclosing a splendid lagoon nine miles long.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Its pearl-shell and pearls, its strange, wild, semi-amphibious natives, and its melancholy leper station, make it a marked spot upon the Pacific map; and a certain rather fictitious value attaching to its stamps has made the name of the island familiar to all stamp collectors at home.

abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes

From this reading The general impression conveyed to the voyager from kinder and fairer islands is that Penrhyn is a place “at the back of God-speed,” a lonely, sultry, windy, eerie spot, desolate and remote beyond description.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading _Pearl-fishing at Penrhyn--The Beautiful Golden-Edge--Perils of the Pearl Diver--A Fight for Life--Visit to a Leper Island--A God-forsaken Place--How they kept the Corpses--The Woman who sinned--A Nameless Grave--On to Merry Manahiki--The Island of Dance and Song--Story of the Leper and his Bird--Good-bye to the Duchess._ A DAY or two after leaving Malden we sighted Penrhyn, lying five degrees further south, but for some unexplained reason a very much hotter place than Malden.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Penrhyn is an island that is famous all over the South Sea world, and not unknown even in Europe.

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading It is an atoll island, consisting merely of a strip of land some couple of hundred yards in width, enclosing a splendid lagoon nine miles long.