Chapter XXXI

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Then there was an exchange of wishes all around for a pleasant slumber, and in a little while everybody was in bed, or rather in hammock.

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

From this reading Then there was an exchange of wishes all around for a pleasant slumber, and in a little while everybody was in bed, or rather in hammock.

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Then there was an exchange of wishes all around for a pleasant slumber, and in a little while everybody was in bed, or rather in hammock.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Then there was an exchange of wishes all around for a pleasant slumber, and in a little while everybody was in bed, or rather in hammock.

plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "Would you like to see a _cenoté_?" said Mr. Honradez, just before our friends retired for the night.

capable of wounding

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

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From this reading "Certainly," replied Doctor Bronson for himself and the youths, while the latter wondered what a cenoté was.

-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading "Certainly," replied Doctor Bronson for himself and the youths, while the latter wondered what a cenoté was.

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

command with authority

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading "Certainly," replied Doctor Bronson for himself and the youths, while the latter wondered what a cenoté was.

the act of consuming food

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

every person

From this reading Then there was an exchange of wishes all around for a pleasant slumber, and in a little while everybody was in bed, or rather in hammock.

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

From this reading Then there was an exchange of wishes all around for a pleasant slumber, and in a little while everybody was in bed, or rather in hammock.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Would you like to see a _cenoté_?" said Mr. Honradez, just before our friends retired for the night.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

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

From this reading "Would you like to see a _cenoté_?" said Mr. Honradez, just before our friends retired for the night.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

a small natural hill

From this reading Then there was an exchange of wishes all around for a pleasant slumber, and in a little while everybody was in bed, or rather in hammock.

plural of “hammock” — a small natural hill

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading "Certainly," replied Doctor Bronson for himself and the youths, while the latter wondered what a cenoté was.

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

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

From this reading "Would you like to see a _cenoté_?" said Mr. Honradez, just before our friends retired for the night.

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

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From this reading "Well, I'll show you one in the morning," was the reply.

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

plural of “infant” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

-ing form of “inspect” — look over carefully

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

and nothing more

From this reading "Would you like to see a _cenoté_?" said Mr. Honradez, just before our friends retired for the night.

plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading "Certainly," replied Doctor Bronson for himself and the youths, while the latter wondered what a cenoté was.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "Would you like to see a _cenoté_?" said Mr. Honradez, just before our friends retired for the night.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Then there was an exchange of wishes all around for a pleasant slumber, and in a little while everybody was in bed, or rather in hammock.

relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

plural of “lizard” — relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading "Well, I'll show you one in the morning," was the reply.

a form of address for a man

From this reading "Would you like to see a _cenoté_?" said Mr. Honradez, just before our friends retired for the night.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Well, I'll show you one in the morning," was the reply.

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Then there was an exchange of wishes all around for a pleasant slumber, and in a little while everybody was in bed, or rather in hammock.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Would you like to see a _cenoté_?" said Mr. Honradez, just before our friends retired for the night.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading Then there was an exchange of wishes all around for a pleasant slumber, and in a little while everybody was in bed, or rather in hammock.

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

on the contrary

From this reading Then there was an exchange of wishes all around for a pleasant slumber, and in a little while everybody was in bed, or rather in hammock.

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "Certainly," replied Doctor Bronson for himself and the youths, while the latter wondered what a cenoté was.

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading "Well, I'll show you one in the morning," was the reply.

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading "Would you like to see a _cenoté_?" said Mr. Honradez, just before our friends retired for the night.

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Would you like to see a _cenoté_?" said Mr. Honradez, just before our friends retired for the night.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Would you like to see a _cenoté_?" said Mr. Honradez, just before our friends retired for the night.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

plural of “shake” — building material used as siding or roofing

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading "Well, I'll show you one in the morning," was the reply.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Then there was an exchange of wishes all around for a pleasant slumber, and in a little while everybody was in bed, or rather in hammock.

plural of “stew” — agitation resulting from active worry

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

plural of “superstition” — an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

levy a tax on

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then there was an exchange of wishes all around for a pleasant slumber, and in a little while everybody was in bed, or rather in hammock.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Then there was an exchange of wishes all around for a pleasant slumber, and in a little while everybody was in bed, or rather in hammock.

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

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From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

under the level of the ground

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

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

From this reading "Certainly," replied Doctor Bronson for himself and the youths, while the latter wondered what a cenoté was.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

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

From this reading "Well, I'll show you one in the morning," was the reply.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.

during the time that

From this reading "Certainly," replied Doctor Bronson for himself and the youths, while the latter wondered what a cenoté was.

plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire

From this reading Then there was an exchange of wishes all around for a pleasant slumber, and in a little while everybody was in bed, or rather in hammock.

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

From this reading "Certainly," replied Doctor Bronson for himself and the youths, while the latter wondered what a cenoté was.

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

From this reading "Would you like to see a _cenoté_?" said Mr. Honradez, just before our friends retired for the night.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Would you like to see a _cenoté_?" said Mr. Honradez, just before our friends retired for the night.

plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading "Certainly," replied Doctor Bronson for himself and the youths, while the latter wondered what a cenoté was.

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

From this reading FIRST NIGHT IN THE HAMMOCKS.--INSPECTING A _CENOTÉ_.--UNDERGROUND WATERCOURSES AND LAKES.--HOW CENOTÉS ARE FORMED.--A SUBTERRANEAN BATH-HOUSE.--A _NORIA_.--WATER TAX ON A DIRECT SYSTEM.--NATIVE SUPERSTITIONS.--A LIZARD THAT SHAKES HIS TAIL OFF.--BITING A SHADOW, AND WHAT COMES OF IT.--JOURNEY TO THE RUINS OF UXMAL.--A HEETZMEK.--YUCATEO MODE OF CARRYING INFANTS.--BREAKFAST AT A HACIENDA.--GARDEN AT UAYALKÉ.--EATING TROPICAL LIZARDS.--FRED'S OPINION OF LIZARD STEWS.--BEES OF THE COUNTRY.--SUPERFLUOUS INDUSTRY OF YUCATEO BEES.--EVENING PRAYER AT A HACIENDA.--ARRIVAL AT UXMAL.