used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WE SIGHT A BOAT.
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
ahoy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
(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 myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
apprenticesnounUS /əˈprentəsɪz/
plural of “apprentice” — works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
barrelnounUS /ˈbærəl/
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading I strained my eyes and saw--well, a barrel or something.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
binocularadjectiveUS /bəˈnɑːkjələr/
relating to both eyes
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
give a benediction to
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading WE SIGHT A BOAT.
a youthful male person
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
CaledonianounUS /ˌkæləˈdoʊniə/
the geographical area (in Roman times) to the north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
confidentlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnfədəntli/
with confidence; in a confident manner
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
cruisingverbUS /ˈkruːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “cruise” — drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
distancesnounUS /ˈdɪstənsəz/
plural of “distance” — the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
dotnounUS /dɑːt/
a very small circular shape
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
duskyadjective
lighted by or as if by twilight
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
eighteenthadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
Erromanga
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I strained my eyes and saw--well, a barrel or something.
FijinounUS /ˈfiːdʒi/
an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
focusedadjectiveUS /ˈfoʊkəst/
being in focus or brought into focus
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
hawksnounUS /hɔːks/
plural of “hawk” — diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
HebridesnounUS /ˈhebrɪdiz/
a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I strained my eyes and saw--well, a barrel or something.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
indenturedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdentʃərd/
bound by contract
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
isolatedadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsəleɪtəd/
not close together in time
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
Kanaka
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
lookoutnounUS /ˈlʊkaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
LoyaltynounUS /ˈlɔɪəlti/
the quality of being loyal
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
mastheadnounUS /ˈmæsthed/
a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I strained my eyes and saw--well, a barrel or something.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
Nassaline
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From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
neighboringadjectiveUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
not any; not one
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I strained my eyes and saw--well, a barrel or something.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
coated with paint
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
by chance
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
plantersnounUS /ˈplæntərz/
plural of “planter” — the owner or manager of a plantation
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
having a point
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
PolynesiannounUS /ˌpɑːlɪˈniːʒən/
a native or inhabitant of Polynesia
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
pouncingverbUS /ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/
-ing form of “pounce” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
QueenslandnounUS /ˈkwiːnzlænd/
a state in northeastern Australia
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
cut with a saw
From this reading I strained my eyes and saw--well, a barrel or something.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading WE SIGHT A BOAT.
skinnyadjectiveUS /ˈskɪni/
being very thin
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
slave-trade
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I strained my eyes and saw--well, a barrel or something.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
southwardadverbUS /ˈsaʊθwərd/
toward the south
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
specknounUS /spek/
a very small spot
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
strainedadjectiveUS /streɪnd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading I strained my eyes and saw--well, a barrel or something.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
SydneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
in the direction of
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
veiledadjectiveUS /veɪld/
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
a vivid mental image
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
war-trail
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Probably, thought I to myself, a party of natives, painted red, on the war-trail against their enemies in some neighboring island; or perhaps a "labor vessel," doing a veiled slave-trade in "indentured apprentices" for New Caledonia or the Queensland planters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE SIGHT A BOAT.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I strained my eyes and saw--well, a barrel or something.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
at the time that
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
which person or people
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On the eighteenth day out from Sydney, we were cruising under the lee of Erromanga--of course you know Erromanga, an isolated island between the New Hebrides and the Loyalty group--when suddenly our dusky Polynesian boy, Nassaline, who was at the masthead on the lookout, gave a surprised cry of "Boat ahoy!" and pointed with his skinny black finger to a dark dot away southward on the horizon, in the direction of Fiji.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For myself, I should never have made out it was a boat at all, being somewhat slow of vision at great distances; but, bless your heart! these Kanaka lads have eyes like hawks for pouncing down upon a canoe or a sail no bigger than a speck afar off; so when Nassaline called out confidently, "Boat ahoy!" in his broken English, I took out my binocular, and focused it full on the spot towards which the skinny black finger pointed.
