Chapter X · Chapter 10

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

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading His map informed him that his course lay across the Malay Peninsula, Dutch Borneo, and the islands of Celebes and Timor.

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

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

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

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

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 His map informed him that his course lay across the Malay Peninsula, Dutch Borneo, and the islands of Celebes and Timor.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia

From this reading His map informed him that his course lay across the Malay Peninsula, Dutch Borneo, and the islands of Celebes and Timor.

any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

several things grouped together or considered as a whole

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading His map informed him that his course lay across the Malay Peninsula, Dutch Borneo, and the islands of Celebes and Timor.

travel across or pass over

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture

From this reading His map informed him that his course lay across the Malay Peninsula, Dutch Borneo, and the islands of Celebes and Timor.

lying toward or situated in the east

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

a wide scope

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

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

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

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

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

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

From this reading His map informed him that his course lay across the Malay Peninsula, Dutch Borneo, and the islands of Celebes and Timor.

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

From this reading His map informed him that his course lay across the Malay Peninsula, Dutch Borneo, and the islands of Celebes and Timor.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

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

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

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From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

ten 10s

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

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

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

having much knowledge or education

From this reading His map informed him that his course lay across the Malay Peninsula, Dutch Borneo, and the islands of Celebes and Timor.

having inhabitants; lived in

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

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 He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

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

From this reading His map informed him that his course lay across the Malay Peninsula, Dutch Borneo, and the islands of Celebes and Timor.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading His map informed him that his course lay across the Malay Peninsula, Dutch Borneo, and the islands of Celebes and Timor.

the act of departing

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

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

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago

From this reading His map informed him that his course lay across the Malay Peninsula, Dutch Borneo, and the islands of Celebes and Timor.

plural of “malay” — a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

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

From this reading His map informed him that his course lay across the Malay Peninsula, Dutch Borneo, and the islands of Celebes and Timor.

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

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

absolutely essential

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

not any; not one

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

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

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

come into possession of

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

above and across; more than

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

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

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

the second smallest Malaysian state; located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading His map informed him that his course lay across the Malay Peninsula, Dutch Borneo, and the islands of Celebes and Timor.

a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

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

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

move upward

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

get rid of

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

possessive form of “smith” — Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

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

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

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

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

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

From this reading It was necessary to rise to a considerable height to cross the hills that run like a spine on the Malay Peninsula, and having passed those, he came in little over an hour to the eastern coast, about a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.

very lively and profitable

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

an island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the Lesser Sunda Islands

From this reading His map informed him that his course lay across the Malay Peninsula, Dutch Borneo, and the islands of Celebes and Timor.

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

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

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

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

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

From this reading SOME PRAUS AND A JUNK Smith's destination, on leaving Penang, was Port Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.

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

From this reading But it was the principal port in the northern part of Australia, and he had no doubt that at Palmerston, the thriving town on the eastern shore, he would be able to obtain the necessary supply of petrol and oil.

a late time of life

From this reading He had never been at that port, and knew that a few years before it had been little more than a collection of grass humpys, inhabited by Chinese and Malays, with an iron shed for a Custom House, and a vast expanse of forest and jungle behind.