Chapter XV

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

From this reading _ASHORE ON A CANNIBAL ISLAND_ One day, what seemed a beautiful green cloud appeared in the north-west.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

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

From this reading It seemed to hang ’twixt sea and horizon.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading _ASHORE ON A CANNIBAL ISLAND_ One day, what seemed a beautiful green cloud appeared in the north-west.

towards the shore from the water

From this reading _ASHORE ON A CANNIBAL ISLAND_ One day, what seemed a beautiful green cloud appeared in the north-west.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading _ASHORE ON A CANNIBAL ISLAND_ One day, what seemed a beautiful green cloud appeared in the north-west.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

a person who eats human flesh

From this reading _ASHORE ON A CANNIBAL ISLAND_ One day, what seemed a beautiful green cloud appeared in the north-west.

possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading _ASHORE ON A CANNIBAL ISLAND_ One day, what seemed a beautiful green cloud appeared in the north-west.

large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

persuaded of; very sure

From this reading Teenie was convinced it was fairy-land.

a variable color averaging a deep pink

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _ASHORE ON A CANNIBAL ISLAND_ One day, what seemed a beautiful green cloud appeared in the north-west.

divisible by two

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

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

From this reading Teenie was convinced it was fairy-land.

plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading _ASHORE ON A CANNIBAL ISLAND_ One day, what seemed a beautiful green cloud appeared in the north-west.

be suspended or hanging

From this reading It seemed to hang ’twixt sea and horizon.

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading It seemed to hang ’twixt sea and horizon.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading It was no cloud, however.

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

From this reading _ASHORE ON A CANNIBAL ISLAND_ One day, what seemed a beautiful green cloud appeared in the north-west.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

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

From this reading _ASHORE ON A CANNIBAL ISLAND_ One day, what seemed a beautiful green cloud appeared in the north-west.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It seemed to hang ’twixt sea and horizon.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

not any; not one

From this reading It was no cloud, however.

to, toward, or in the northwest

From this reading _ASHORE ON A CANNIBAL ISLAND_ One day, what seemed a beautiful green cloud appeared in the north-west.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _ASHORE ON A CANNIBAL ISLAND_ One day, what seemed a beautiful green cloud appeared in the north-west.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _ASHORE ON A CANNIBAL ISLAND_ One day, what seemed a beautiful green cloud appeared in the north-west.

and nothing more

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

look furtively

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading It seemed to hang ’twixt sea and horizon.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading _ASHORE ON A CANNIBAL ISLAND_ One day, what seemed a beautiful green cloud appeared in the north-west.

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

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

transport commercially

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

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

From this reading Teenie was convinced it was fairy-land.

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

From this reading _ASHORE ON A CANNIBAL ISLAND_ One day, what seemed a beautiful green cloud appeared in the north-west.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

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

From this reading It seemed to hang ’twixt sea and horizon.

of the highest quality

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

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

From this reading It seemed to hang ’twixt sea and horizon.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

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

From this reading Teenie was convinced it was fairy-land.

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

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

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _ASHORE ON A CANNIBAL ISLAND_ One day, what seemed a beautiful green cloud appeared in the north-west.

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

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A peep through the captain’s long glass brought into view not only the tall cocoanut trees with their waving tops, but the trees and bushes beneath, and the coral sands, on which numerous black and semi-nude figures were running about, and even pointing to the ship.