Chapter III

(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 I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

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

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

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 I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

exhale hard

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

a desirable state

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

brought into existence

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

the two together, not just one

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

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From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I’d tramped the seaboard cities with my fiddle To make my fortune, but ne’er solved the riddle.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

a person who is in charge

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

plural of “chunk” — a compact mass

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading I’d tramped the seaboard cities with my fiddle To make my fortune, but ne’er solved the riddle.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

freed from illusion

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!

past form of “emigrate” — leave one's country of residence for a new one

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!

divisible by two

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

at any time

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

From this reading I’d tramped the seaboard cities with my fiddle To make my fortune, but ne’er solved the riddle.

past form of “fiddle” — avoid (one's assigned duties)

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

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

From this reading I’d tramped the seaboard cities with my fiddle To make my fortune, but ne’er solved the riddle.

set up or found

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

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From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

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

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!

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

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

plural of “grin” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!

a person who does not acknowledge your god

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

practices that are handed down from the past by tradition

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

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

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

based on or having the nature of an illusion

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

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

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

plural of “isle” — a small island

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

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

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

plural of “maid” — a female domestic

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

engage in

From this reading I’d tramped the seaboard cities with my fiddle To make my fortune, but ne’er solved the riddle.

plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

Recollections of past events.

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

the force of workers available

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!

lighted by moonlight

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

plural of “mosquito” — two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I’d tramped the seaboard cities with my fiddle To make my fortune, but ne’er solved the riddle.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I’d tramped the seaboard cities with my fiddle To make my fortune, but ne’er solved the riddle.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

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

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

plural of “philosopher” — a specialist in philosophy

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!

plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

a native or inhabitant of Polynesia

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!

pierce with many holes

From this reading I’d tramped the seaboard cities with my fiddle To make my fortune, but ne’er solved the riddle.

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From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

a native or inhabitant of the Samoan Islands

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

express in words

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

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

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!

the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort

From this reading I’d tramped the seaboard cities with my fiddle To make my fortune, but ne’er solved the riddle.

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

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

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

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!

explained or answered

From this reading I’d tramped the seaboard cities with my fiddle To make my fortune, but ne’er solved the riddle.

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

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

an adherent of any branch of Taoism

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!

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

From this reading Author’s Heritage—Arrives at Samoa—Disillusioned—Illusive Romance—Golden-skinned Polynesian Maids—Meets great Heathen Philosophers—The Samoan Chief, O Le Tao.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!

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

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

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

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

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

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

past form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition

From this reading I’d tramped the seaboard cities with my fiddle To make my fortune, but ne’er solved the riddle.

edge of a way or road or path

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

in or at the place that

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading EVEN the wind, my boon companion—for are we not both born roamers?—seems to blow chunks of old memories through the moonlit, tossing pines that are sighing to-night outside this wayside inn.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I’d fiddled in Australia, lived on cheek, Cursed all the gold-fields ever found down South, Lived with mosquitoes down by Bummer’s Creek— To say the least, I’d felt down in the mouth.

past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired

From this reading I’d got quite thin on nuts and grins and smiles, So emigrated to the South Sea Isles— That Eldorado where men yawned and seemed to make their piles!