Chapter VII

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

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The number is variously placed at from two hundred to two hundred and fifty, and of these about one hundred and forty are inhabited.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

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

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

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

From this reading The number is variously placed at from two hundred to two hundred and fifty, and of these about one hundred and forty are inhabited.

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

From this reading What they learned was substantially as follows:

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The number is variously placed at from two hundred to two hundred and fifty, and of these about one hundred and forty are inhabited.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

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From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.

transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

third-person singular of “consist” — originate

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.

money collected under a tariff

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

the point or degree to which something extends

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

a death resulting from an accident or a disaster

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

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From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

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

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

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

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading The number is variously placed at from two hundred to two hundred and fifty, and of these about one hundred and forty are inhabited.

third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading What they learned was substantially as follows:

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

at a previous time

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading The number is variously placed at from two hundred to two hundred and fifty, and of these about one hundred and forty are inhabited.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

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From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.

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

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

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

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

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

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

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

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

ten 10s

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.

having much knowledge or education

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

having inhabitants; lived in

From this reading The number is variously placed at from two hundred to two hundred and fifty, and of these about one hundred and forty are inhabited.

plural of “interview” — the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

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

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.

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

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

plural of “islet” — a small island

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

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From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading What they learned was substantially as follows:

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From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

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

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

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

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

not any; not one

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading The number is variously placed at from two hundred to two hundred and fifty, and of these about one hundred and forty are inhabited.

plural of “observation” — the act of making and recording a measurement

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The number is variously placed at from two hundred to two hundred and fifty, and of these about one hundred and forty are inhabited.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.

plural of “peculiarity” — an odd or unusual characteristic

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading The number is variously placed at from two hundred to two hundred and fifty, and of these about one hundred and forty are inhabited.

plural of “planter” — the owner or manager of a plantation

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

the people who inhabit a territory or state

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

plural of “production” — the act or process of producing something

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

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

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.

to a great extent or degree

From this reading What they learned was substantially as follows:

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.

a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

the failure to develop some part or organ

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

the capital and largest city of Fiji (on Viti Levu island)

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

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

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.

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

From this reading The number is variously placed at from two hundred to two hundred and fifty, and of these about one hundred and forty are inhabited.

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

From this reading What they learned was substantially as follows:

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

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.

in diverse ways

From this reading The number is variously placed at from two hundred to two hundred and fifty, and of these about one hundred and forty are inhabited.

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

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.

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

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

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

From this reading What they learned was substantially as follows:

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

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What they learned was substantially as follows:

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

From this reading During the voyage to the Feejees Frank and Fred informed themselves concerning that famous group of islands, which formerly had a dark reputation for being the scene of the grossest forms of cannibalism.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE FEEJEE ISLANDS: THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.--TERRIBLE FATALITY OF THE MEASLES.--ROTUMAH AND ITS PEOPLE.--KANDAVU AND SUVA.--VITI LEVU.--SIGHTS OF THE CAPITAL.--PRODUCTIONS AND COMMERCE OF FEEJEE.--GROWTH OF THE SUGAR TRADE.--THE LABOR QUESTION.--OBSERVATIONS AMONG THE NATIVES.--FEEJEEAN HAIR-DRESSING.--NATIVE PECULIARITIES.--CANNIBALISM, ITS EXTENT AND SUPPRESSION.--HOW THE CHIEFS WERE SUPPLIED.--A WHOLE TRIBE OF PEOPLE EATEN.--LEVUKA.--INTERVIEWS WITH MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS.--THE BOLOLO FESTIVAL.--ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading "There is really no such group of islands as 'The Feejees;' the word Feejee comes from Viti, or Vee-tee--Viti Levu being the largest island of the group, which consists of something more than two hundred islands and islets.