15th
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From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
1889
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From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
how long something has existed
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
ApianounUS /ˈɑːpɪɑː/
the capital of Western Samoa
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They were merry mites with big rolling eyes, and unmistakably “kinky” hair--like their mother.
boat-builder
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From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
carpenternounUS /ˈkɑːrpəntər/
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
dark-skinnedadjective
naturally having skin of a dark color
From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
opinion or judgment
From this reading They were merry mites with big rolling eyes, and unmistakably “kinky” hair--like their mother.
factorynounUS /ˈfæktəri/
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
François
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From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
FrenchmannounUS /ˈfrentʃmæn/
a person of French nationality
From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
fresh-water
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From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
a person of German nationality
From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading They were merry mites with big rolling eyes, and unmistakably “kinky” hair--like their mother.
half-castenoun
an offensive term for the offspring of parents of different racial groups or cultures
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
kinkyadjectiveUS /ˈkɪŋki/
(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
From this reading They were merry mites with big rolling eyes, and unmistakably “kinky” hair--like their mother.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They were merry mites with big rolling eyes, and unmistakably “kinky” hair--like their mother.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
march in a procession
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
MartiniquenounUS /mɑːrtɪˈniːk/
an island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
Mataféle
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From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading They were merry mites with big rolling eyes, and unmistakably “kinky” hair--like their mother.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
mitesnounUS /maɪts/
plural of “mite” — a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading They were merry mites with big rolling eyes, and unmistakably “kinky” hair--like their mother.
mixturenounUS /ˈmɪkstʃər/
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
Moatâ
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From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
Mâni
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From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
Mâni's
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From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
nettedadjectiveUS /ˈnetɪd/
having open interstices or resembling a web
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
nigger
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From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
Renault
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From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
uttered with a trill
From this reading They were merry mites with big rolling eyes, and unmistakably “kinky” hair--like their mother.
SamoanounUS /səˈmoʊə/
a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
SamoannounUS /səˈmoʊən/
a native or inhabitant of the Samoan Islands
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
Samoan-French
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From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were merry mites with big rolling eyes, and unmistakably “kinky” hair--like their mother.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were merry mites with big rolling eyes, and unmistakably “kinky” hair--like their mother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
twenty-twonounUS /ˈtwentituː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
unmistakablyadverbUS /ˌʌnmɪˈsteɪkəbli/
without possibility of mistake
From this reading They were merry mites with big rolling eyes, and unmistakably “kinky” hair--like their mother.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
warshipsnounUS /ˈwɔːrʃɪps/
plural of “warship” — a government ship that is available for waging war
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were merry mites with big rolling eyes, and unmistakably “kinky” hair--like their mother.
at the time that
From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
which person or people
From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Mâni's husband was a Frenchman named François Renault, who, when he was sober, worked as a boat-builder and carpenter, for the German “factory” at Mataféle.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And when he was away form home I would hear Mâni laughing, and see her playing with her two dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them in a curious mixture of Samoan-French.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rekt/
destroyed in an accident
From this reading It was a fortnight after the great gale of 15th March, 1889, when the six German and American warships were wrecked, that Mâni came to my house with a basket of fresh-water fish she had netted far up in a deep mountain pool.
a late time of life
From this reading Mâni was a half-caste--father a Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan--twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moatâ, a little village two miles from Apia in Samoa.
