Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

anew

From this reading Highwaymen--A Predicament--A Huge Joke--Farewell to California--At Home Again--Great Changes.

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

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

plural of “amusement” — a feeling of delight at being entertained

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

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

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

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

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Highwaymen--A Predicament--A Huge Joke--Farewell to California--At Home Again--Great Changes.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

plural of “bather” — a person who travels through the water by swimming

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

immersing the body in water or sunshine

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

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

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

the act of burning something

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

From this reading Highwaymen--A Predicament--A Huge Joke--Farewell to California--At Home Again--Great Changes.

plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

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

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

From this reading Highwaymen--A Predicament--A Huge Joke--Farewell to California--At Home Again--Great Changes.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

the act of examining resemblances

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

the act of constructing something

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

prepare a hot meal

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

plural of “curiosity” — a state in which you want to learn more about something

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

comical in an odd or whimsical manner

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading Highwaymen--A Predicament--A Huge Joke--Farewell to California--At Home Again--Great Changes.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

start firing a weapon

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

plural of “fountain” — a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

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

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

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

From this reading Highwaymen--A Predicament--A Huge Joke--Farewell to California--At Home Again--Great Changes.

United States journalist with political ambitions (1811-1872)

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

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

From this reading Highwaymen--A Predicament--A Huge Joke--Farewell to California--At Home Again--Great Changes.

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

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

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

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Highwaymen--A Predicament--A Huge Joke--Farewell to California--At Home Again--Great Changes.

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

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

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Highwaymen--A Predicament--A Huge Joke--Farewell to California--At Home Again--Great Changes.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

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

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

angered at something unjust or wrong

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

relatively permanent disorder of the mind

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading Highwaymen--A Predicament--A Huge Joke--Farewell to California--At Home Again--Great Changes.

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

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

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

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

characterized by grandeur

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

plural of “meditation” — continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

plural of “missionary” — someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading Moral.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

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

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

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

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

inflected form of “petrify” — cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

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

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

a fundamental principle or practice

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

From this reading Highwaymen--A Predicament--A Huge Joke--Farewell to California--At Home Again--Great Changes.

-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

a mental impression retained and recalled from the past

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

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

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

a large beer glass

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

past form of “secure” — get by special effort

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

transport commercially

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

a male human offspring

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

waves breaking on the shore

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

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

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

of or relating to or caused by tides

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

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

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

plural of “turnip” — widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

From this reading A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

(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 A Curious Character--A Series of Stories--Sad Fate of a Liar--Evidence of Insanity Return to San Francisco--Ship Amusements--Preparing for Lecturing --Valuable Assistance Secured--My First Attempt--The Audience Carried --"All's Well that Ends Well."

a liquor made from fermented mash of grain

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

in the company of; together with

From this reading Native Canoes--Surf Bathing--A Sanctuary--How Built--The Queen's Rock --Curiosities--Petrified Lava Visit to the Volcano--The Crater--Pillar of Fire--Magnificent Spectacle --A Lake of Fire The North Lake--Fountains of Fire--Streams of Burning Lava--Tidal Waves A Reminiscence--Another Horse Story--My Ride with the Retired Milk Horse --A Picnicing Excursion--Dead Volcano of Holeakala--Comparison with Vesuvius--An Inside View

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading A Droll Character--Mrs. Beazely and Her Son--Meditations on Turnips--A Letter from Horace Greeley--An Indignant Rejoinder--The Letter Translated but too Late Kealakekua Bay--Death of Captain Cook--His Monument--Its Construction--On Board the Schooner Young Kanakas in New England--A Temple Built by Ghosts--Female Bathers--I Stood Guard--Women and Whiskey--A Fight for Religion--Arrival of Missionaries