Chapter VIII

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From this reading of Brass Ordnance--A 12-pounder--Similarity of Customs--The Sultan--The Heir to his Subjects--Makota and his Gold 244

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From this reading of Brass Ordnance--A 12-pounder--Similarity of Customs--The Sultan--The Heir to his Subjects--Makota and his Gold 244

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

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

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

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

termination of pregnancy

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

later than; following

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

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

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

plural of “ancestor” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

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

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

plural of “anecdote” — short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

a shelter from danger or hardship

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

tried unsuccessfully

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

according with custom or propriety

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

fearless and daring

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

an alloy of copper and zinc

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

showing who or what does the action

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

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From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

coins collectively

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

the act of gathering something together

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

a disorderly outburst or tumult

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

plural of “concubine” — a woman who cohabits with an important man

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

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From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

money collected under a tariff

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

the process of gradually becoming inferior

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

be false to; be dishonest with

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

plural of “dependency” — the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

plural of “district” — a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

plural of “division” — an army unit large enough to sustain combat

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

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

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

plural of “exaction” — act of demanding or levying by force or authority

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

plural of “export” — commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

the point or degree to which something extends

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

start firing a weapon

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

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

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

a group of followers or enthusiasts

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

a young female

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

coins made of gold

From this reading of Brass Ordnance--A 12-pounder--Similarity of Customs--The Sultan--The Heir to his Subjects--Makota and his Gold 244

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

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

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

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

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

a large number or amount

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

From this reading of Brass Ordnance--A 12-pounder--Similarity of Customs--The Sultan--The Heir to his Subjects--Makota and his Gold 244

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

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

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

a change for the better; progress in development

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

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

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

becoming greater or larger

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

free from external control and constraint

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

of or characteristic of low rank or importance

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

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

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

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

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

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

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

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

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

plural of “manufacture” — the organized action of making of goods and services for sale

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

the force of workers available

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

common to or shared by two or more parties

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

disregarded

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

not any; not one

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

plural of “noble” — a titled peer of the realm

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

in name only

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

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

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

the act of subjugating by cruelty

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

military supplies

From this reading of Brass Ordnance--A 12-pounder--Similarity of Customs--The Sultan--The Heir to his Subjects--Makota and his Gold 244

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

a large and stately mansion

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

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

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

plural of “parish” — a local church community

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

an organization to gain political power

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

add pepper to

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

the people who inhabit a territory or state

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

a future prospect or potential

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

(used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds

From this reading of Brass Ordnance--A 12-pounder--Similarity of Customs--The Sultan--The Heir to his Subjects--Makota and his Gold 244

the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

poor enough to need help from others

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

a customary way of operation or behavior

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

plural of “prawn” — any of various edible decapod crustaceans

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

plural of “punishment” — the act of punishing

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

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

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

a particular instance of selling

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

division of a group into opposing factions

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

government of a political unit by its own people

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

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

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

an instance of visual perception

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

the quality of being similar

From this reading of Brass Ordnance--A 12-pounder--Similarity of Customs--The Sultan--The Heir to his Subjects--Makota and his Gold 244

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

a person who is owned by someone

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

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 each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading of Brass Ordnance--A 12-pounder--Similarity of Customs--The Sultan--The Heir to his Subjects--Makota and his Gold 244

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

possessive form of “sultan” — the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

closely encircling

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

plural of “teller” — United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

good at remembering

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

a coming to an end of a contract period

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

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

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

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

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

From this reading the Nobles--Population of Brunei--System of Plunder--Sale of Children--Handsome Brass Guns--Their Fate--No Justice--Crime nominally punished--No Possibility of Improvement--Anecdotes--System of Local Self-government--The Parishes--Their Names, and the Occupation of their Inhabitants--Fishing--Shell Heaps--Asylum--Treatment of a Slave Girl--Political Parties--Religious Schism--An attempted Explanation--Followers of

a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

the lowest brass wind instrument

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading of a Harim--Mutual Disappointment--Rajah’s pleasant Companions--Their Customs--Tenacious of Rank--Decay of Brunei--Exactions suffered by the Aborigines--The Kadayans--Tradition--Hill Men united--Commotion--Kadayans have great Influence--Lovely Country--Kadayans removed to Labuan--Short Description of that Colony--Excellent Position--Coal--Telegraphic Communication--Good Effect of our Colony--Trade Increasing--Pepper--Exports--Cotton--Fine Jungle--Method of

not punished

From this reading Collecting the Camphor and the Gamboge in Siam--The Coal-fields--Revenue of the Sultan--Brunei Government no Power--Crime unpunished--A Bold Thief--Makota and the Fire--Nominal Punishments--Cutting off the Hand--The Fall of Ashes--Singing Fish--Curious Method of Catching Prawns--Tuba Fishing--Superstition--Money--Coinage of the Capital--Cloth--Iron--Gun-metal--Good Manufactures

the activity of making visits

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

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From this reading THE KINGDOM OF BORNEO PROPER. Its Nominal Extent--Its Government--The Sultan--The Viziers--The Shabandar--The inferior Officers--Their Influence--“The Abode of Peace”--Poverty-stricken Gentlemen--Possessions of the Nobles--The Country parcelled out among them--Distant Dependencies becoming independent--Oppression of the surrounding Districts--Divisions among the Nobles--Poverty of

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight

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

From this reading each Party--Difference of Length of Fast Month--Visiting the Graves of Ancestors--A pretty Custom--Search after Excitement--Story Tellers--Conjurors--Their Arts--Practice of Abortion--The Egg-cooking Trick--The Sultan’s Palace--Its Inhabitants--His Wife and his Concubines--Their Treatment--Bold Lovers--Anecdote--Tragical Termination--The Women deceive their Lords--The Inverted Language--Education neglected--Sight