Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading A boy and a girl sat by the rocky margin of a deep mountain pool in Ponape in the North Pacific.

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

From this reading A boy and a girl sat by the rocky margin of a deep mountain pool in Ponape in the North Pacific.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading “_O Guk!_” said Niya, wonderingly, “hast never heard in Metalanien of Luliban, she who dived with one husband and came up with another--in this very pool?”

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

From this reading As she wove she sang the “Song of Luliban,” and the boy listened intently.

a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading The girl was weaving a basket from the leaves of a cocoa-nut.

a youthful male person

From this reading A boy and a girl sat by the rocky margin of a deep mountain pool in Ponape in the North Pacific.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A boy and a girl sat by the rocky margin of a deep mountain pool in Ponape in the North Pacific.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “'Tis a fine song that thou singest, Niya,” said the boy, who came from Metalanien and was a stranger; “and who was Luliban, and Red-Hair the White Man?”

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From this reading The girl was weaving a basket from the leaves of a cocoa-nut.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading A boy and a girl sat by the rocky margin of a deep mountain pool in Ponape in the North Pacific.

past form of “dive” — drop steeply

From this reading “_O Guk!_” said Niya, wonderingly, “hast never heard in Metalanien of Luliban, she who dived with one husband and came up with another--in this very pool?”

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading “'Tis a fine song that thou singest, Niya,” said the boy, who came from Metalanien and was a stranger; “and who was Luliban, and Red-Hair the White Man?”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The girl was weaving a basket from the leaves of a cocoa-nut.

a young female

From this reading A boy and a girl sat by the rocky margin of a deep mountain pool in Ponape in the North Pacific.

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

From this reading “_O Guk!_” said Niya, wonderingly, “hast never heard in Metalanien of Luliban, she who dived with one husband and came up with another--in this very pool?”

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading “_O Guk!_” said Niya, wonderingly, “hast never heard in Metalanien of Luliban, she who dived with one husband and came up with another--in this very pool?”

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading “_O Guk!_” said Niya, wonderingly, “hast never heard in Metalanien of Luliban, she who dived with one husband and came up with another--in this very pool?”

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading “_O Guk!_” said Niya, wonderingly, “hast never heard in Metalanien of Luliban, she who dived with one husband and came up with another--in this very pool?”

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

From this reading A boy and a girl sat by the rocky margin of a deep mountain pool in Ponape in the North Pacific.

with strained or eager attention

From this reading As she wove she sang the “Song of Luliban,” and the boy listened intently.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading The girl was weaving a basket from the leaves of a cocoa-nut.

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading As she wove she sang the “Song of Luliban,” and the boy listened intently.

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

From this reading As she wove she sang the “Song of Luliban,” and the boy listened intently.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading “'Tis a fine song that thou singest, Niya,” said the boy, who came from Metalanien and was a stranger; “and who was Luliban, and Red-Hair the White Man?”

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

From this reading A boy and a girl sat by the rocky margin of a deep mountain pool in Ponape in the North Pacific.

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

From this reading “'Tis a fine song that thou singest, Niya,” said the boy, who came from Metalanien and was a stranger; “and who was Luliban, and Red-Hair the White Man?”

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading A boy and a girl sat by the rocky margin of a deep mountain pool in Ponape in the North Pacific.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “_O Guk!_” said Niya, wonderingly, “hast never heard in Metalanien of Luliban, she who dived with one husband and came up with another--in this very pool?”

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

From this reading “'Tis a fine song that thou singest, Niya,” said the boy, who came from Metalanien and was a stranger; “and who was Luliban, and Red-Hair the White Man?”

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading A boy and a girl sat by the rocky margin of a deep mountain pool in Ponape in the North Pacific.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading “_O Guk!_” said Niya, wonderingly, “hast never heard in Metalanien of Luliban, she who dived with one husband and came up with another--in this very pool?”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A boy and a girl sat by the rocky margin of a deep mountain pool in Ponape in the North Pacific.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “_O Guk!_” said Niya, wonderingly, “hast never heard in Metalanien of Luliban, she who dived with one husband and came up with another--in this very pool?”

the largest ocean in the world

From this reading A boy and a girl sat by the rocky margin of a deep mountain pool in Ponape in the North Pacific.

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From this reading A boy and a girl sat by the rocky margin of a deep mountain pool in Ponape in the North Pacific.

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading A boy and a girl sat by the rocky margin of a deep mountain pool in Ponape in the North Pacific.

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From this reading “'Tis a fine song that thou singest, Niya,” said the boy, who came from Metalanien and was a stranger; “and who was Luliban, and Red-Hair the White Man?”

abounding in rocks or stones

From this reading A boy and a girl sat by the rocky margin of a deep mountain pool in Ponape in the North Pacific.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “'Tis a fine song that thou singest, Niya,” said the boy, who came from Metalanien and was a stranger; “and who was Luliban, and Red-Hair the White Man?”

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading As she wove she sang the “Song of Luliban,” and the boy listened intently.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading A boy and a girl sat by the rocky margin of a deep mountain pool in Ponape in the North Pacific.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As she wove she sang the “Song of Luliban,” and the boy listened intently.

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

From this reading “'Tis a fine song that thou singest, Niya,” said the boy, who came from Metalanien and was a stranger; “and who was Luliban, and Red-Hair the White Man?”

a short musical composition with words

From this reading As she wove she sang the “Song of Luliban,” and the boy listened intently.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading “'Tis a fine song that thou singest, Niya,” said the boy, who came from Metalanien and was a stranger; “and who was Luliban, and Red-Hair the White Man?”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “'Tis a fine song that thou singest, Niya,” said the boy, who came from Metalanien and was a stranger; “and who was Luliban, and Red-Hair the White Man?”

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

From this reading A boy and a girl sat by the rocky margin of a deep mountain pool in Ponape in the North Pacific.

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

From this reading “_O Guk!_” said Niya, wonderingly, “hast never heard in Metalanien of Luliban, she who dived with one husband and came up with another--in this very pool?”

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “'Tis a fine song that thou singest, Niya,” said the boy, who came from Metalanien and was a stranger; “and who was Luliban, and Red-Hair the White Man?”

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading “'Tis a fine song that thou singest, Niya,” said the boy, who came from Metalanien and was a stranger; “and who was Luliban, and Red-Hair the White Man?”

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

From this reading “_O Guk!_” said Niya, wonderingly, “hast never heard in Metalanien of Luliban, she who dived with one husband and came up with another--in this very pool?”

precisely as stated

From this reading “_O Guk!_” said Niya, wonderingly, “hast never heard in Metalanien of Luliban, she who dived with one husband and came up with another--in this very pool?”

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

From this reading The girl was weaving a basket from the leaves of a cocoa-nut.

creating fabric

From this reading The girl was weaving a basket from the leaves of a cocoa-nut.

a Caucasian

From this reading “'Tis a fine song that thou singest, Niya,” said the boy, who came from Metalanien and was a stranger; “and who was Luliban, and Red-Hair the White Man?”

which person or people

From this reading “'Tis a fine song that thou singest, Niya,” said the boy, who came from Metalanien and was a stranger; “and who was Luliban, and Red-Hair the White Man?”

in the company of; together with

From this reading “_O Guk!_” said Niya, wonderingly, “hast never heard in Metalanien of Luliban, she who dived with one husband and came up with another--in this very pool?”

in a curious and questioning manner

From this reading “_O Guk!_” said Niya, wonderingly, “hast never heard in Metalanien of Luliban, she who dived with one husband and came up with another--in this very pool?”

inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving

From this reading As she wove she sang the “Song of Luliban,” and the boy listened intently.