Chapter XXX

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

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

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

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

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

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

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

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading There is another market where pottery, cotton fabrics, and other miscellaneous wares are sold, and still another which is entirely given up to the makers and venders of hats and hammocks.

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

From this reading There is another market where pottery, cotton fabrics, and other miscellaneous wares are sold, and still another which is entirely given up to the makers and venders of hats and hammocks.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading "The market we have described," wrote Fred, "is for the sale of articles of food only.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

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

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

causing inconvenience

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

-ing form of “bale” — make into a bale

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

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

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

(sentence connectors) because of the reason given

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

From this reading There is another market where pottery, cotton fabrics, and other miscellaneous wares are sold, and still another which is entirely given up to the makers and venders of hats and hammocks.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

plural of “dance” — an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading "The market we have described," wrote Fred, "is for the sale of articles of food only.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading There is another market where pottery, cotton fabrics, and other miscellaneous wares are sold, and still another which is entirely given up to the makers and venders of hats and hammocks.

plural of “estate” — everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

apart from; not including

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

plural of “fabric” — artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

From this reading There is another market where pottery, cotton fabrics, and other miscellaneous wares are sold, and still another which is entirely given up to the makers and venders of hats and hammocks.

being or in accordance with current social fashions

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

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

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading "The market we have described," wrote Fred, "is for the sale of articles of food only.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading Hammock-making is a great industry in Yucatan, and thousands of these articles are sent to New York, London, and other foreign ports.

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From this reading "The market we have described," wrote Fred, "is for the sale of articles of food only.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading There is another market where pottery, cotton fabrics, and other miscellaneous wares are sold, and still another which is entirely given up to the makers and venders of hats and hammocks.

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

From this reading Hammock-making is a great industry in Yucatan, and thousands of these articles are sent to New York, London, and other foreign ports.

a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

a small natural hill

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

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From this reading Hammock-making is a great industry in Yucatan, and thousands of these articles are sent to New York, London, and other foreign ports.

plural of “hammock” — a small natural hill

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading There is another market where pottery, cotton fabrics, and other miscellaneous wares are sold, and still another which is entirely given up to the makers and venders of hats and hammocks.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "The market we have described," wrote Fred, "is for the sale of articles of food only.

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

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

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

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

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

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

From this reading Hammock-making is a great industry in Yucatan, and thousands of these articles are sent to New York, London, and other foreign ports.

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

From this reading "The market we have described," wrote Fred, "is for the sale of articles of food only.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Hammock-making is a great industry in Yucatan, and thousands of these articles are sent to New York, London, and other foreign ports.

machines or machine systems collectively

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

plural of “maker” — a person who makes things

From this reading There is another market where pottery, cotton fabrics, and other miscellaneous wares are sold, and still another which is entirely given up to the makers and venders of hats and hammocks.

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

plural of “market” — the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

From this reading There is another market where pottery, cotton fabrics, and other miscellaneous wares are sold, and still another which is entirely given up to the makers and venders of hats and hammocks.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

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

From this reading Hammock-making is a great industry in Yucatan, and thousands of these articles are sent to New York, London, and other foreign ports.

not any; not one

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

not one, and not any

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

and nothing more

From this reading "The market we have described," wrote Fred, "is for the sale of articles of food only.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading There is another market where pottery, cotton fabrics, and other miscellaneous wares are sold, and still another which is entirely given up to the makers and venders of hats and hammocks.

plural of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

plural of “port” — a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading Hammock-making is a great industry in Yucatan, and thousands of these articles are sent to New York, London, and other foreign ports.

ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

plural of “price” — the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

any competition

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

a particular instance of selling

From this reading "The market we have described," wrote Fred, "is for the sale of articles of food only.

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

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Hammock-making is a great industry in Yucatan, and thousands of these articles are sent to New York, London, and other foreign ports.

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

the state of being asleep

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading There is another market where pottery, cotton fabrics, and other miscellaneous wares are sold, and still another which is entirely given up to the makers and venders of hats and hammocks.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

not in physical motion

From this reading There is another market where pottery, cotton fabrics, and other miscellaneous wares are sold, and still another which is entirely given up to the makers and venders of hats and hammocks.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

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

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is another market where pottery, cotton fabrics, and other miscellaneous wares are sold, and still another which is entirely given up to the makers and venders of hats and hammocks.

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

From this reading Hammock-making is a great industry in Yucatan, and thousands of these articles are sent to New York, London, and other foreign ports.

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

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Hammock-making is a great industry in Yucatan, and thousands of these articles are sent to New York, London, and other foreign ports.

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

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

not disposed or inclined toward

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading There is another market where pottery, cotton fabrics, and other miscellaneous wares are sold, and still another which is entirely given up to the makers and venders of hats and hammocks.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading A curious circumstance about this industry is that the best hammocks are those for home consumption; the foreign markets are unwilling to pay the prices of the fine qualities, and consequently none are sent away except upon special orders.

the act of using

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

a conveyance that transports people or objects

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

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From this reading There is another market where pottery, cotton fabrics, and other miscellaneous wares are sold, and still another which is entirely given up to the makers and venders of hats and hammocks.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

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

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

plural of “ware” — articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”

From this reading There is another market where pottery, cotton fabrics, and other miscellaneous wares are sold, and still another which is entirely given up to the makers and venders of hats and hammocks.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "The market we have described," wrote Fred, "is for the sale of articles of food only.

in or at the place that

From this reading There is another market where pottery, cotton fabrics, and other miscellaneous wares are sold, and still another which is entirely given up to the makers and venders of hats and hammocks.

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

From this reading There is another market where pottery, cotton fabrics, and other miscellaneous wares are sold, and still another which is entirely given up to the makers and venders of hats and hammocks.

love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading "The market we have described," wrote Fred, "is for the sale of articles of food only.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading Hammock-making is a great industry in Yucatan, and thousands of these articles are sent to New York, London, and other foreign ports.

a state of Mexico on the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

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From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

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From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.

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

From this reading POTTERY AND HAMMOCK MARKETS.--HAMMOCKS IN YUCATAN; THEIR GENERAL USE FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES.--YUCATEO SALUTATIONS.--AN AWKWARD SITUATION.--FASHIONABLE, MESTIZO, AND INDIAN BALLS.--CHARACTERISTIC INDIAN DANCES.--WORSHIP OF THE SUN AMONG THE ANCIENT YUCATEOS.--NATIVE MUSIC.--ZOPILOTE DANCE.--VISIT TO A HENEQUIN HACIENDA.--THE _VOLAN COCHÉ_; A VEHICLE OF THE COUNTRY.--A RACE AND HOW IT ENDED.--ARRIVAL AT THE HACIENDA.--THE SCRAPING AND BALING MACHINERY.--STARTING A PLANTATION.--PRICE OF THE FIBRE IN THE MARKET.--"NO MONEY IN THE BUSINESS."--FIBRE-FACTORIES IN YUCATAN.--HOW THE OWNERS OF ESTATES LIVE.