Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

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

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

how long something has existed

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

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

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

in addition

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

a quantity of money

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

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

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

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From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

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

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

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

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

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

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

a youthful male person

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

plural of “chart” — a visual display of information

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

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

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

continuing in time or space without interruption

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

plural of “cruise” — an ocean trip taken for pleasure

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

one or the other of two

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

capable of making an error

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

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From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

apart from; not including

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

a social unit living together

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

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From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

obtain

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

past form of “gain” — obtain

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

the trait of being willing to give your money or time

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

a young female

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

make happy or satisfied

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

an offensive term for the offspring of parents of different racial groups or cultures

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

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

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

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

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

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

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

an inhabitant of an island

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

and nothing more

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

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

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

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

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

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

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

plural of “offshoot” — a natural consequence of development

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

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From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

above and across; more than

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

the largest ocean in the world

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

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From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

a native or inhabitant of Polynesia

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

densely populated

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

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

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

superlative of “proud” — feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

any competition

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

raise the level or amount of something

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

living in a particular place

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

(often used with “pay”) a formal expression of esteem

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

worried and uneasy

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

lacking in magnitude or quantity

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

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

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

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From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

in the near future

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

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

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

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 From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

an island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

express in words

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

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

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

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

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

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

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Flemming, at this time, was about forty years of age; his wife, who was an intelligent Hawaiian Islander, was ten years his junior, and the mother of his three half-caste children--a boy of thirteen, another of ten, and a girl of six.

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

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

plural of “trader” — someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

buying or selling securities or commodities

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

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From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

plural of “wanderer” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

plural of “wandering” — travelling about without any clear destination

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

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

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

at the time that

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

in or at the place that

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

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

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

plural of “whim” — a sudden desire

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

a Caucasian

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

which person or people

From this reading From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” - 1902 On a certain island in the Paumotu Group, known on the charts as Chain Island, but called Anaa by the people themselves, lived a white man named Martin Flemming, one of those restless wanderers who range the Pacific in search of the fortune they always mean to gain, but which never comes to them, except in some few instances--so few that they might be counted on one's fingers.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

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

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

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

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

produce a literary work

From this reading Such education as he could give them during his continuous wanderings over the North and South Pacific had been but scanty; for he was often away on trading cruises, and his wife, though she could read and write, like all Hawaiian women, was not competent to instruct her children, though in all other respects she was everything that a mother should be, except, as Flemming would often tell her, she was too indulgent and too ready to gratify their whims and fancies.

a late time of life

From this reading Two years had come and gone since Flemming had landed on the island with his wife, family, and two native servants, and settled down as a resident trader at the large and populous village of Tuuhora, where he soon gained the respect and confidence--if not the friendship--of the Anaa people, one of the proudest, most self-reliant, and brave of any of the Polynesian race, or their offshoots.

but in spite of that

From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.

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From this reading For though he was a keen business man, he was just and honest in all his transactions, never erring, as so many traders do, on the side of mistaken generosity, but yet evincing a certain amount of liberality when the occasion justified it--and the natives knew that when he told them that tobacco, or biscuit, or rice, or gunpowder had risen in price in Tahiti or New Zealand, and that he would also be compelled to raise his charges, they knew that his statement was true--that he was a man above trickery, either in his business or his social relations with them, and would not descend to a lie for the sake of gain.