Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading This adventure made our Malay crew very anxious to leave these regions.

Having no one else present.

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

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

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

eagerly desirous

From this reading This adventure made our Malay crew very anxious to leave these regions.

subject to appointment

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

towards the shore from the water

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

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

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

plural of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

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From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading This adventure made our Malay crew very anxious to leave these regions.

lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

a group of representatives or delegates

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

command with authority

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

the act of discovering something

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

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

From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

one or the other of two

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

bringing death

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

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

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

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

From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

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

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

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

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

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

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

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

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

provoking horror

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

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

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

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

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

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

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

a single distinct event

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

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

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

modernistic Danish writer (1873-1950)

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

immediately past

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

plural of “latitude” — the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

go away from a place

From this reading This adventure made our Malay crew very anxious to leave these regions.

hear with intention

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading This adventure made our Malay crew very anxious to leave these regions.

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

From this reading This adventure made our Malay crew very anxious to leave these regions.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

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

From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

tentacles of octopus prepared as food

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

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

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

on one occasion

From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

designed for or restricted to a single person

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading This adventure made our Malay crew very anxious to leave these regions.

-ing form of “pearl” — gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean

From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

win approval or support for

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

almost; nearly

From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

one of four equal parts

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something

From this reading This adventure made our Malay crew very anxious to leave these regions.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

Identical; not different.

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

express in words

From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

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

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

past form of “secure” — get by special effort

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

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From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

transport commercially

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

plural of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

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

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

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

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

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

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading This adventure made our Malay crew very anxious to leave these regions.

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

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

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

From this reading This adventure made our Malay crew very anxious to leave these regions.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

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

From this reading This adventure made our Malay crew very anxious to leave these regions.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

in the direction of

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

not yet discovered

From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

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From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

precisely as stated

From this reading This adventure made our Malay crew very anxious to leave these regions.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading They had not forgotten the octopus incident either, and they now appointed their serang to wait upon the captain--a kind of "one-man" deputation--to persuade him, if possible, to sail for fresh fishing-grounds.

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

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

in or at the place that

From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

From this reading The three black pearls--The fatal morning--Jensen and his flotilla drift away--Alone on the ship--"Oil on the troubled waters"--A substitute for a rudder--Smoke signals--The whirlpool--The savages attack--I escape from the blacks--A strange monster--The _Veielland_ strikes a reef--Stone deaf through the big wave--I leap into the sea--How Bruno helped me ashore--The dreary island--My raft--A horrible discovery.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Where he took us to I cannot say, but in the course of another week we dropped anchor in some practically unexplored pearling grounds, and got to work once more.

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

From this reading At first Jensen tried to persuade them to remain in the same latitudes, which is not to be wondered at, seeing the harvest he had secured; but they would not listen to this, and at last he was compelled to direct his ship towards some other quarter.