Chapter XIV · The Marine King

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

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

(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 Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

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

From this reading On the head of this man was a battered crown and in his hand an ebony stick, which one might assume was used as a scepter.

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

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

plural of “appearance” — outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading In the center, and to all appearances king of them all, was a man seated upon a throne of hand-hewn mahogany.

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

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

From this reading On the head of this man was a battered crown and in his hand an ebony stick, which one might assume was used as a scepter.

the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

damaged by blows or hard usage

From this reading On the head of this man was a battered crown and in his hand an ebony stick, which one might assume was used as a scepter.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before them was a circle of hard trodden sand.

see with attention

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

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

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

The middle point or core of an area.

From this reading In the center, and to all appearances king of them all, was a man seated upon a throne of hand-hewn mahogany.

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading Before them was a circle of hard trodden sand.

a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

plural of “cocoanut” — 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 Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

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

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading On the head of this man was a battered crown and in his hand an ebony stick, which one might assume was used as a scepter.

(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

a very dark black

From this reading On the head of this man was a battered crown and in his hand an ebony stick, which one might assume was used as a scepter.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

a small growth of trees without underbrush

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading On the head of this man was a battered crown and in his hand an ebony stick, which one might assume was used as a scepter.

cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel

From this reading In the center, and to all appearances king of them all, was a man seated upon a throne of hand-hewn mahogany.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Before them was a circle of hard trodden sand.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading On the head of this man was a battered crown and in his hand an ebony stick, which one might assume was used as a scepter.

past form of “heighten” — become more extreme

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

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

From this reading On the head of this man was a battered crown and in his hand an ebony stick, which one might assume was used as a scepter.

ten 10s

From this reading Standing there were more than a hundred natives.

plural of “imagination” — the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

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

From this reading In the center, and to all appearances king of them all, was a man seated upon a throne of hand-hewn mahogany.

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading In the center, and to all appearances king of them all, was a man seated upon a throne of hand-hewn mahogany.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

From this reading In the center, and to all appearances king of them all, was a man seated upon a throne of hand-hewn mahogany.

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

From this reading In the center, and to all appearances king of them all, was a man seated upon a throne of hand-hewn mahogany.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading On the head of this man was a battered crown and in his hand an ebony stick, which one might assume was used as a scepter.

plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Standing there were more than a hundred natives.

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

From this reading Standing there were more than a hundred natives.

not one, and not any

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the head of this man was a battered crown and in his hand an ebony stick, which one might assume was used as a scepter.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading On the head of this man was a battered crown and in his hand an ebony stick, which one might assume was used as a scepter.

plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

by chance

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading Before them was a circle of hard trodden sand.

cut with a saw

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter

From this reading On the head of this man was a battered crown and in his hand an ebony stick, which one might assume was used as a scepter.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading In the center, and to all appearances king of them all, was a man seated upon a throne of hand-hewn mahogany.

an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

having a supporting base

From this reading Standing there were more than a hundred natives.

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading On the head of this man was a battered crown and in his hand an ebony stick, which one might assume was used as a scepter.

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

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Standing there were more than a hundred natives.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

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

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Standing there were more than a hundred natives.

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

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

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

From this reading On the head of this man was a battered crown and in his hand an ebony stick, which one might assume was used as a scepter.

the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.

From this reading In the center, and to all appearances king of them all, was a man seated upon a throne of hand-hewn mahogany.

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

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot

From this reading Before them was a circle of hard trodden sand.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading In the center, and to all appearances king of them all, was a man seated upon a throne of hand-hewn mahogany.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading On the head of this man was a battered crown and in his hand an ebony stick, which one might assume was used as a scepter.

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

From this reading Before them was a circle of hard trodden sand.

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

From this reading Standing there were more than a hundred natives.

at the time that

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

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

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Of all the strange sights their heightened imaginations prepared them to behold, none, perhaps, could have so filled the minds of Doris and Johnny with astonishment as that which they saw when, having passed a grove of cocoanuts and a clump of low growing palms, they came to a broad clearing.