Chapter XV

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

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

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

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

relating to or characteristic of art or artists

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

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

From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks

From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading We call them heathens, well, ’tis habit most.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading On life’s dark hills I’ve wrestled, fought with Fate.

the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading On life’s dark hills I’ve wrestled, fought with Fate.

start firing a weapon

From this reading The seas I’ve roamed, hypocrisy I hate: God grafted in my soul the fire of song.

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading On life’s dark hills I’ve wrestled, fought with Fate.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading The seas I’ve roamed, hypocrisy I hate: God grafted in my soul the fire of song.

past form of “graft” — cause to grow together parts from different plants

From this reading The seas I’ve roamed, hypocrisy I hate: God grafted in my soul the fire of song.

an established custom

From this reading We call them heathens, well, ’tis habit most.

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading The seas I’ve roamed, hypocrisy I hate: God grafted in my soul the fire of song.

a person who does not acknowledge your god

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

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From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

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

From this reading On life’s dark hills I’ve wrestled, fought with Fate.

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From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter

From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction

From this reading The seas I’ve roamed, hypocrisy I hate: God grafted in my soul the fire of song.

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

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

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From this reading The seas I’ve roamed, hypocrisy I hate: God grafted in my soul the fire of song.

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

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

continue talking or writing in a desultory manner

From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading On life’s dark hills I’ve wrestled, fought with Fate.

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From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

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From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

joined in matrimony

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

used to form the superlative

From this reading We call them heathens, well, ’tis habit most.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The seas I’ve roamed, hypocrisy I hate: God grafted in my soul the fire of song.

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From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

a tract of land used for burials

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

throughout a period of time

From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

a human being

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

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 In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

possessive form of “queen” — 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 In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

past form of “roam” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading The seas I’ve roamed, hypocrisy I hate: God grafted in my soul the fire of song.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading The seas I’ve roamed, hypocrisy I hate: God grafted in my soul the fire of song.

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

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading The seas I’ve roamed, hypocrisy I hate: God grafted in my soul the fire of song.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading The seas I’ve roamed, hypocrisy I hate: God grafted in my soul the fire of song.

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

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

not in physical motion

From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

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

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

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

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading We call them heathens, well, ’tis habit most.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading We call them heathens, well, ’tis habit most.

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

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

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

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

feelings of excessive pride

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

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

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We call them heathens, well, ’tis habit most.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading We call them heathens, well, ’tis habit most.

single because of death of the spouse

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In Tai-o-hae—I come across a Widowed Marquesan Queen—Am received with Dignity—The Artistic Tattoo on Loi Vakamoa’s Royal Person—The Queen tells how she was married to a certain Martin Smith of New South Wales—An aged Queen’s Vanity—A Heathen Necropolis.

past form of “wrestle” — combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force

From this reading On life’s dark hills I’ve wrestled, fought with Fate.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Here in South Seas, still young, I jog along, ’neath strange stars dream as low the banyan bends O’er heathens singing by their huts—my friends!