16
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From this reading (See page 17.) 16 Plaza de Mayo (top) and Avenida de Mayo (bottom).
17
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From this reading (See page 17.) 16 Plaza de Mayo (top) and Avenida de Mayo (bottom).
180th
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From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
22
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From this reading (See page 22) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Southern Cross.
394
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From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
405
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From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
AppallingnounUS /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/
an experience that appalls
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
Avenida
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From this reading (See page 17.) 16 Plaza de Mayo (top) and Avenida de Mayo (bottom).
BananasnounUS /bəˈnænəz/
plural of “banana” — any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
the lower side of anything
From this reading (See page 17.) 16 Plaza de Mayo (top) and Avenida de Mayo (bottom).
BrazilnounUS /brəˈzɪl/
the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
From this reading Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
CanenounUS /keɪn/
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
CheapadjectiveUS /tʃiːp/
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
CraternounUS /ˈkreɪtər/
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
travel across or pass over
From this reading (See page 22) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Southern Cross.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Don't
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posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
FACINGnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading (See page 22) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Southern Cross.
Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
From this reading (See page 22) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Southern Cross.
HawaiinounUS /həˈwaɪiː/
a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
HilonounUS /ˈhiːloʊ/
a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
HonolulunounUS /ˌhɑːnəˈluːluː/
the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
ILLUSTRATIONSnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS Towering Palms of Rio.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
ItinerarynounUS /aɪˈtɪnəreri/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
Janeiro
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From this reading Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
JobsnounUS /dʒɑːbz/
plural of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
Kilauea
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From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
immediately past
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
MapverbUS /mæp/
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
MayonounUS /ˈmeɪoʊ/
egg yolks and oil and vinegar
From this reading (See page 17.) 16 Plaza de Mayo (top) and Avenida de Mayo (bottom).
MeridiannounUS /mərˈɪdiən/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading (See page 22) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Southern Cross.
PalmsnounUS /pɑːmz/
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS Towering Palms of Rio.
PlazanounUS /ˈplɑːzə/
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading (See page 17.) 16 Plaza de Mayo (top) and Avenida de Mayo (bottom).
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
Recrossing
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From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
RionounUS /ˈriːoʊ/
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS Towering Palms of Rio.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading (See page 22) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Southern Cross.
try to get or reach
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading (See page 22) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Southern Cross.
SpitverbUS /spɪt/
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
SugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
the upper part of anything
From this reading (See page 17.) 16 Plaza de Mayo (top) and Avenida de Mayo (bottom).
ToweringadjectiveUS /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/
of imposing height; especially standing out above others
From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS Towering Palms of Rio.
VolcanonounUS /vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ/
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading To Honolulu, Hawaii--Recrossing the 180th Meridian--Cheap Ice and Bananas--"Don't Spit" Signs--Sugar Cane--The Prize "Black Maria" of the World--Education--Natives Seek Easy Jobs--Home of the Last Queen--Hilo--To Kilauea Crater--The Volcano in Action--An Appalling Scene 394 Itinerary 405 Map.
