Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

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

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

Having no one else present.

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

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

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

marked by extreme anger

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

any person at all

From this reading And so when anyone died on the plantation he was blamed, and seemed to like it.

a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

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

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

expletives used informally as intensifiers

From this reading And so when anyone died on the plantation he was blamed, and seemed to like it.

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From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

plural of “border” — a line that indicates a boundary

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

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From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

a cruelly rapacious person

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

possessive form of “burton” — English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But no one of them cared to let Rídan see him smile.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

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

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

past form of “care” — feel concern or interest

From this reading But no one of them cared to let Rídan see him smile.

put or send forth

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading For to them he was a wizard, a devil, who could send death in the night to those he hated.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading For to them he was a wizard, a devil, who could send death in the night to those he hated.

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading For to them he was a wizard, a devil, who could send death in the night to those he hated.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading And so when anyone died on the plantation he was blamed, and seemed to like it.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

one or the other of two

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

opinion or judgment

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

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

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

a person of German nationality

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For to them he was a wizard, a devil, who could send death in the night to those he hated.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

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

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

temporary military shelter

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

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

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

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 Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

(of linens or clothes) smoothed with a hot iron

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

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

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And so when anyone died on the plantation he was blamed, and seemed to like it.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

deliver a sharp blow or push

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading But no one of them cared to let Rídan see him smile.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And so when anyone died on the plantation he was blamed, and seemed to like it.

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From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

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

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

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

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

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

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading For to them he was a wizard, a devil, who could send death in the night to those he hated.

not any; not one

From this reading But no one of them cared to let Rídan see him smile.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

on one occasion

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

a person who directs and manages an organization

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

domestic swine

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

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

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading But no one of them cared to let Rídan see him smile.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading And so when anyone died on the plantation he was blamed, and seemed to like it.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading For to them he was a wizard, a devil, who could send death in the night to those he hated.

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading But no one of them cared to let Rídan see him smile.

past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And so when anyone died on the plantation he was blamed, and seemed to like it.

forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

sullen or moody

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

showing a brooding ill humor

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

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

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But no one of them cared to let Rídan see him smile.

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

From this reading For to them he was a wizard, a devil, who could send death in the night to those he hated.

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From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

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

From this reading But no one of them cared to let Rídan see him smile.

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

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

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

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

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

From this reading For to them he was a wizard, a devil, who could send death in the night to those he hated.

at the time that

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'

which person or people

From this reading For to them he was a wizard, a devil, who could send death in the night to those he hated.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Once, when he lay ironed hand and foot in the stifling corrugated iron 'calaboose,' with his blood-shot eyes fixed in sullen rage on Burton's angered face, Tirauro, a Gilbert Island native assistant overseer, struck him on the mouth and called him 'a pig cast up by the ocean.'

someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

From this reading For to them he was a wizard, a devil, who could send death in the night to those he hated.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1899 Rídan lived alone in a little hut on the borders of the big German plantation at Mulifenua, away down at the lee end of Upolu Island, and every one of his brown-skinned fellow-workers either hated or feared him, and smiled when Burton, the American overseer, would knock him down for being a 'sulky brute.'