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Sailor and Beachcomber

Chapter V

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“And what happened then?”
I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.
“And what became of Loloa?”
I asked again.
“They came one night when all was silent, excepting the sighing of the coco-palms by the voice of the sea.
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Sailor and Beachcomber

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Sailor and Beachcomber is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“And what happened then?”
/ənd wʌt ˈhæpənd ðen/
Line 2
I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.
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“And what became of Loloa?”
Line 4
I asked again.
/aɪ æskt əˈɡen/
Line 5
“They came one night when all was silent, excepting the sighing of the coco-palms by the voice of the sea.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bowed adjective US /baʊd/

of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow

From this reading “I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.”

excepting verb US /ˌekˈseptɪŋ/

-ing form of “except” — take exception to

From this reading ““They came one night when all was silent, excepting the sighing of the coco-palms by the voice of the sea.”

leper noun US /ˈlepər/

a person afflicted with leprosy

From this reading “I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.”

missionary noun US /ˈmɪʃəneri/

someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program

From this reading “I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.”

rival verb US /ˈraɪvəl/

be equal to in quality or ability

From this reading “I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.”

sighed verb US /saɪd/

past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading “I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.”

sighing verb US /ˈsaɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading ““They came one night when all was silent, excepting the sighing of the coco-palms by the voice of the sea.”

stolen verb US /ˈstoʊlən/

inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent

From this reading “I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

stolen from verb + particle counted as “steal from”

In this reading “I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading I asked again.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading “They came one night when all was silent, excepting the sighing of the coco-palms by the voice of the sea.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “And what happened then?”

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading “And what became of Loloa?”

bowedadjectiveUS /baʊd/

of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “They came one night when all was silent, excepting the sighing of the coco-palms by the voice of the sea.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

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

From this reading “They came one night when all was silent, excepting the sighing of the coco-palms by the voice of the sea.

coco-palms

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

From this reading “They came one night when all was silent, excepting the sighing of the coco-palms by the voice of the sea.

Damien

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From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

exceptingverbUS /ˌekˈseptɪŋ/

-ing form of “except” — take exception to

From this reading “They came one night when all was silent, excepting the sighing of the coco-palms by the voice of the sea.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading “And what happened then?”

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

knewverbUS /nuː/

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 I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

lepernounUS /ˈlepər/

a person afflicted with leprosy

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

Loloa

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

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

missionarynounUS /ˈmɪʃəneri/

someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

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

From this reading “They came one night when all was silent, excepting the sighing of the coco-palms by the voice of the sea.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “And what became of Loloa?”

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “They came one night when all was silent, excepting the sighing of the coco-palms by the voice of the sea.

Raeltoa

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

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

rivalverbUS /ˈraɪvəl/

be equal to in quality or ability

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading “They came one night when all was silent, excepting the sighing of the coco-palms by the voice of the sea.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

sighedverbUS /saɪd/

past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

sighingverbUS /ˈsaɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading “They came one night when all was silent, excepting the sighing of the coco-palms by the voice of the sea.

silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/

marked by absence of sound

From this reading “They came one night when all was silent, excepting the sighing of the coco-palms by the voice of the sea.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

stolenverbUS /ˈstoʊlən/

inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading “And what happened then?”

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “They came one night when all was silent, excepting the sighing of the coco-palms by the voice of the sea.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading “They came one night when all was silent, excepting the sighing of the coco-palms by the voice of the sea.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “And what happened then?”

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading “They came one night when all was silent, excepting the sighing of the coco-palms by the voice of the sea.

whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I asked Raeltoa, and he bowed his head and said: “Loloa was happy, and she loved the white missionary, ‘Father Damien,’ more than she loved the man whom her rival had stolen from her, and so she was happy,” and as he said this he sighed and dropped his eyes, and I knew that he had also loved the beautiful leper girl Loloa.

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Obscured
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sailor and Beachcomber; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Punctuation
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sailor and Beachcomber; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Silently
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sailor and Beachcomber; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.