Chapter XXI

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

plural of “amusement” — a feeling of delight at being entertained

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

(Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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 Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a woman who has recently been married

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

ruined by overcooking

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

plural of “captive” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a path over which electrical signals can pass

From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a person who is in charge

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

without compunction or human feeling

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

possessive form of “daniel” — (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

the state of being tense and feeling pain

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a deliberate act of omission

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

plural of “fisher” — someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

set up or found

From this reading Started from Labuan in the steamer _Nemesis_; and passing over our old ground soon found ourselves in the Sulu seas.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Started from Labuan in the steamer _Nemesis_; and passing over our old ground soon found ourselves in the Sulu seas.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

plural of “gunboat” — a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

plural of “haunt” — a frequently visited place

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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 Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

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

From this reading THE SULU ISLANDS.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Started from Labuan in the steamer _Nemesis_; and passing over our old ground soon found ourselves in the Sulu seas.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

something that is lost

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

come together

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

half woman and half fish; lives in the sea

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

plural of “monopoly” — (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

(Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

information about recent and important events

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

not any; not one

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

to, toward, or in the northwest

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Started from Labuan in the steamer _Nemesis_; and passing over our old ground soon found ourselves in the Sulu seas.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Started from Labuan in the steamer _Nemesis_; and passing over our old ground soon found ourselves in the Sulu seas.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading Started from Labuan in the steamer _Nemesis_; and passing over our old ground soon found ourselves in the Sulu seas.

above and across; more than

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Started from Labuan in the steamer _Nemesis_; and passing over our old ground soon found ourselves in the Sulu seas.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

plural of “pheasant” — large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

plural of “quarrel” — an angry dispute

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

money demanded for the return of a captured person

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

show unwillingness towards

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

action taken in return for an injury or offense

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

visit again

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the act of competing as for profit or a prize

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

with safety; in a safe manner

From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

propose a toast to

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Started from Labuan in the steamer _Nemesis_; and passing over our old ground soon found ourselves in the Sulu seas.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading SECOND VISIT.

intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

transport commercially

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

plural of “shoal” — a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide

From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

do one's shopping

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

term of address for a man

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a person who is owned by someone

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

in the near future

From this reading Started from Labuan in the steamer _Nemesis_; and passing over our old ground soon found ourselves in the Sulu seas.

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

From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

plural of “spaniard” — a native or inhabitant of Spain

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Started from Labuan in the steamer _Nemesis_; and passing over our old ground soon found ourselves in the Sulu seas.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading Started from Labuan in the steamer _Nemesis_; and passing over our old ground soon found ourselves in the Sulu seas.

the act of guiding or showing the way

From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

plural of “stockade” — fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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 Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

refer for judgment or consideration

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading THE SULU ISLANDS.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

possessive form of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading THE SULU ISLANDS.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

having a variety of colors

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading SECOND VISIT.

plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

in or at the place that

From this reading It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.

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From this reading Reach Sugh--Mr. Wyndham comes on board--His News--Commercial Rivalry--The Stockades--Visit the Audience Hall--Appearance of the Sultan--Visit Datu Daniel’s Stockaded House--Guns--Datu Daniel--Appearance of the principal Chamber--The Bed--Boxes--Property--General look of Discomfort--Spittoons--Dismounted Iron Guns--Taken from the English--Excitement in the Town--Hereditary Hatred of the Sulus to the Spaniards--Their Treaty with Spain--Sandakan Bay--Supplies--Variegated Wood--Salute--English popular--An Exception--Death of a Sulu Lady from Grief--The Rumah Bechara--A Ship taken--Interview with the Sultan--Hope--Character of Datus--The Balignini--Capture an English Ship--Captives brought to Sulu--Result of the Action of the Nemesis--The Lanuns--At Magindanau and Cape Unsang--A narrow Escape--Mate to Lord Cochrane--Capture of the _Maria Frederica_--Cold-blooded Murder of the Captain--Jilolo Prahus--Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher--Pirates off the Arru Group--Sulu Justice--Appearance of the People--Attack on the Spanish Gunboats--Public Audience with the Sultan--Private Visit to the House of his Bride--The Women--Opium-smoking--Invitation to revisit Sulu--The Spanish Gunboats--Samboañgan--The Corner Shop--Sunday’s Amusements--Appearance of the Neighbourhood--A Breakfast in the Country--Long Walks--People comfortable--Story of the Loss and Re-capture of the _Dolphin_--The _Dolphin_ sails for Maludu Bay--Quarrels--Surprised--Death of Mr. Burns and the Captain--Murder of a Woman--Injury to Trade--Datu Badrudin’s Monopolies--The Tungku Pirates--Visit the chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu.