1889
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From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
adornedadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrnd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
Ah
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From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
arriveverbUS /ərˈaɪv/
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
cause to be bored
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
a youthful male person
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
BUTARITARI
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From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
Carolines
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From this reading It was my hope, for instance, to have reached the Carolines, and returned to the light of day by way of Manila and the China ports; and it was in Samoa that we were destined to re-appear and be once more refreshed with the sight of mountains.
Casco
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From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
ChinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
Dennis
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From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
the act of departing
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading The whole extent of the South Seas is desert of ships, more especially that part where we were now to sail.
designedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪnd/
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
destinedadjectiveUS /ˈdestɪnd/
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading It was my hope, for instance, to have reached the Carolines, and returned to the light of day by way of Manila and the China ports; and it was in Samoa that we were destined to re-appear and be once more refreshed with the sight of mountains.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
EquatornounUS /ɪˈkweɪtər/
an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading The whole extent of the South Seas is desert of ships, more especially that part where we were now to sail.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading The whole extent of the South Seas is desert of ships, more especially that part where we were now to sail.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
Fu
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From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
garlands
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From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
HawaiiannounUS /həˈwaɪən/
the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
HonolulunounUS /ˌhɑːnəˈluːluː/
the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading It was my hope, for instance, to have reached the Carolines, and returned to the light of day by way of Manila and the China ports; and it was in Samoa that we were destined to re-appear and be once more refreshed with the sight of mountains.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
an occurrence of something
From this reading It was my hope, for instance, to have reached the Carolines, and returned to the light of day by way of Manila and the China ports; and it was in Samoa that we were destined to re-appear and be once more refreshed with the sight of mountains.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole extent of the South Seas is desert of ships, more especially that part where we were now to sail.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was my hope, for instance, to have reached the Carolines, and returned to the light of day by way of Manila and the China ports; and it was in Samoa that we were destined to re-appear and be once more refreshed with the sight of mountains.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It was my hope, for instance, to have reached the Carolines, and returned to the light of day by way of Manila and the China ports; and it was in Samoa that we were destined to re-appear and be once more refreshed with the sight of mountains.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
ManilanounUS /məˈnɪlə/
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
From this reading It was my hope, for instance, to have reached the Carolines, and returned to the light of day by way of Manila and the China ports; and it was in Samoa that we were destined to re-appear and be once more refreshed with the sight of mountains.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
MicronesianounUS /ˌmaɪkroʊˈniːʒə/
a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The whole extent of the South Seas is desert of ships, more especially that part where we were now to sail.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading It was my hope, for instance, to have reached the Carolines, and returned to the light of day by way of Manila and the China ports; and it was in Samoa that we were destined to re-appear and be once more refreshed with the sight of mountains.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
not any; not one
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The whole extent of the South Seas is desert of ships, more especially that part where we were now to sail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
on one occasion
From this reading It was my hope, for instance, to have reached the Carolines, and returned to the light of day by way of Manila and the China ports; and it was in Samoa that we were destined to re-appear and be once more refreshed with the sight of mountains.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
Osbourne
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From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
OtisnounUS /ˈoʊtɪs/
United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The whole extent of the South Seas is desert of ships, more especially that part where we were now to sail.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
pigmynounUS /ˈpɪɡmi/
an unusually small individual
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
portsnounUS /pɔːrts/
plural of “port” — a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading It was my hope, for instance, to have reached the Carolines, and returned to the light of day by way of Manila and the China ports; and it was in Samoa that we were destined to re-appear and be once more refreshed with the sight of mountains.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
re-appear
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From this reading It was my hope, for instance, to have reached the Carolines, and returned to the light of day by way of Manila and the China ports; and it was in Samoa that we were destined to re-appear and be once more refreshed with the sight of mountains.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It was my hope, for instance, to have reached the Carolines, and returned to the light of day by way of Manila and the China ports; and it was in Samoa that we were destined to re-appear and be once more refreshed with the sight of mountains.
refreshedadjectiveUS /riˈfreʃt/
with restored energy
From this reading It was my hope, for instance, to have reached the Carolines, and returned to the light of day by way of Manila and the China ports; and it was in Samoa that we were destined to re-appear and be once more refreshed with the sight of mountains.
ReidnounUS /riːd/
Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It was my hope, for instance, to have reached the Carolines, and returned to the light of day by way of Manila and the China ports; and it was in Samoa that we were destined to re-appear and be once more refreshed with the sight of mountains.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The whole extent of the South Seas is desert of ships, more especially that part where we were now to sail.
SamoanounUS /səˈmoʊə/
a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
From this reading It was my hope, for instance, to have reached the Carolines, and returned to the light of day by way of Manila and the China ports; and it was in Samoa that we were destined to re-appear and be once more refreshed with the sight of mountains.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The whole extent of the South Seas is desert of ships, more especially that part where we were now to sail.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading The whole extent of the South Seas is desert of ships, more especially that part where we were now to sail.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading It was my hope, for instance, to have reached the Carolines, and returned to the light of day by way of Manila and the China ports; and it was in Samoa that we were destined to re-appear and be once more refreshed with the sight of mountains.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The whole extent of the South Seas is desert of ships, more especially that part where we were now to sail.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The whole extent of the South Seas is desert of ships, more especially that part where we were now to sail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
a special situation
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
tradingnounUS /ˈtreɪdɪŋ/
buying or selling securities or commodities
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was my hope, for instance, to have reached the Carolines, and returned to the light of day by way of Manila and the China ports; and it was in Samoa that we were destined to re-appear and be once more refreshed with the sight of mountains.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading BUTARITARI At Honolulu we had said farewell to the _Casco_ and to Captain Otis, and our next adventure was made in changed conditions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The whole extent of the South Seas is desert of ships, more especially that part where we were now to sail.
in or at the place that
From this reading The whole extent of the South Seas is desert of ships, more especially that part where we were now to sail.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole extent of the South Seas is desert of ships, more especially that part where we were now to sail.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Passage was taken for myself, my wife, Mr. Osbourne, and my China boy, Ah Fu, on a pigmy trading schooner, the _Equator_, Captain Dennis Reid; and on a certain bright June day in 1889, adorned in the Hawaiian fashion with the garlands of departure, we drew out of port and bore with a fair wind for Micronesia.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No post runs in these islands; communication is by accident; where you may have designed to go is one thing, where you shall be able to arrive another.
