used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
AndrewsnounUS /ˈændruːz/
United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
AphroditenounUS /ˌæfrəˈdaɪti/
goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
backwardsadverbUS /ˈbækwərdz/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
black-birder
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From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
Boraki
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From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
callersnounUS /ˈkɔːlərz/
plural of “caller” — a social or business visitor
From this reading There he was one of our first callers, and it chanced that he, with the Captain of H.M.S.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading There he was one of our first callers, and it chanced that he, with the Captain of H.M.S.
CarewnounUS /ˈkæruː/
Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
cargonounUS /ˈkɑːrɡoʊ/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
champagnenounUS /ʃæmˈpeɪn/
a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading There he was one of our first callers, and it chanced that he, with the Captain of H.M.S.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
ClionounUS /ˈkliːoʊ/
(Greek mythology) the Muse of history
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
convertverbUS /ˈkɑːnvərt/
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
CoranounUS /ˈkɔːrə/
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
cut-throats
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From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
didn't
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From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
EnglishmennounUS /ˌeŋˈlɪʃmən/
plural of “englishman” — a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
explodedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsploʊdəd/
showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
ExtraadjectiveUS /ˈekstrə/
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
a social unit living together
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There he was one of our first callers, and it chanced that he, with the Captain of H.M.S.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading There he was one of our first callers, and it chanced that he, with the Captain of H.M.S.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he was one of our first callers, and it chanced that he, with the Captain of H.M.S.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
HonourableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
Horatio
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From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
how
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From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
Hum's
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From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
kickedverbUS /kɪkt/
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
Loveworth
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From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading There he was one of our first callers, and it chanced that he, with the Captain of H.M.S.
Makatea
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From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
come together
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
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 "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
navaladjectiveUS /ˈneɪvəl/
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There he was one of our first callers, and it chanced that he, with the Captain of H.M.S.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
palnounUS /pæl/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
pausingverbUS /ˈpɔːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
pearlernoun
a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
PERFORMverbUS /pərˈfɔːrm/
carry out or perform an action
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
plagueverbUS /pleɪɡ/
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
prematurelyadverbUS /ˌpriːməˈtʃʊrli/
(of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
renegadenounUS /ˈrenəɡeɪd/
someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
ReverendnounUS /ˈrevərənd/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading There he was one of our first callers, and it chanced that he, with the Captain of H.M.S.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
scionnounUS /ˈsaɪən/
a descendent or heir
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
transport commercially
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
SpryadjectiveUS /spraɪ/
moving quickly and lightly
From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
stewardnounUS /ˈstuːərd/
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
stirringnounUS /ˈstɜːrɪŋ/
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
SuvanounUS /ˈsuːvə/
the capital and largest city of Fiji (on Viti Levu island)
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
TahitinounUS /təˈhiːti/
an island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin
From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There he was one of our first callers, and it chanced that he, with the Captain of H.M.S.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There he was one of our first callers, and it chanced that he, with the Captain of H.M.S.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
having come into contact
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Makes it seem like the old days on the _Aphrodite_," said Carew, pausing in his stirring narrative of the way in which Bell, a renegade American naval officer, had saved the plague ship, _Cora Andrews_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There he was one of our first callers, and it chanced that he, with the Captain of H.M.S.
WONDERSnounUS /ˈwʌndərz/
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading _Clio_ and two or three other Englishmen, was off to the yacht for dinner the night a bottle of champagne exploded prematurely in the hands of our Chinese steward and kicked him backwards down the cabin stairs.
yachtsmannounUS /ˈjɑːtsmən/
a person who owns or sails a yacht
From this reading "HIS WONDERS TO PERFORM" We had heard of the Honourable "Slope" Carew--pearler, "black-birder," yachtsman and scion of a noble British family--at every port we had touched in the South Pacific, but it was not our fortune to meet him until after our arrival at Suva.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You heard of the _Aphrodite_ in Tahiti, didn't you, and of how her cargo of 'Hum's Extra Spry' helped my old pal, the Reverend Horatio Loveworth, to convert Boraki and his nest of cut-throats on Makatea?"
