Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

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From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

(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 Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

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

From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

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From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

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From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

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From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

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

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

-ing form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

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From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

plural of “belle” — a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

a person who eats human flesh

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

plural of “cannibal” — a person who eats human flesh

From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)

From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

of or relating to or supporting Catholicism

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

plural of “chant” — a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

clothing in general

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

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

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

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

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

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From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

plural of “complexion” — the coloring of a person's face

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

the act of departing

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

put on clothes

From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

a person who drinks liquids

From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

-ing form of “enact” — order by virtue of superior authority; decree

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

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From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

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From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

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

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

a young female

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

the head of a state government

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

a small growth of trees without underbrush

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

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From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

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

From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

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From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

where you live at a particular time

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

characteristic of humanity

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

plural of “husk” — material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

having no employment

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

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

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

situated within or suitable for inside a building

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

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

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

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

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

a small island

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival

From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub

From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

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From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

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From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

a commissioned military officer

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

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

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

engage in

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

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From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

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From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

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

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

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From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

above and across; more than

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

propel with a paddle

From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

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From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

the most extreme possible amount or value

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

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From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

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From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

a relatively flat highland

From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

a large beer glass

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

the display of a motion picture

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

-ing form of “spear” — pierce with a spear

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

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

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

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From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

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From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

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From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

past form of “tattoo” — stain (skin) with indelible color

From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

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From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

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From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

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

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

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

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

plural of “traitor” — someone who betrays his country by committing treason

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

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

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

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

From this reading A road in Nuka-Hiva Harbor of Tai-o-hae Schooner _Fetia Taiao_ in the Bay of Traitors André Bauda, Commissaire The public dance in the garden Antoinette, a Marquesan dancing girl Marquesans in Sunday clothes Vai Etienne The pool by the Queen's house Idling away the sunny hours

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

tell voluntarily

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading A Marquesan home on a _paepae_ Isle of Barking Dogs The _haka_, the Marquesan national dance Hot Tears with Vai Etienne The old cannibal of Taipi Valley Enacting a human sacrifice of the Marquesans Interior of Island of Fatu-hiva, where the author walked over the mountains

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

From this reading The plateau of Ahoa Kivi, the _kava_ drinker with the _hetairae_ of the valley A pool in the jungle The Pekia, or Place of Sacrifice, at Atuona Marquesan cannibals, wearing dress of human hair Tepu, a Marquesan girl of the hills, and her sister A tattooed Marquesan with carved canoe paddle

in or at the place that

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

turn white

From this reading The chants of departure; night falls on the Land of the War Fleet Village of Atuona, showing peak of Temetiu Where the belles of Tahiti lived in the shade to whiten their complexions Lieutenant L'Hermier des Plantes, Governor of the Marquesas Islands The ironbound coast of the Marquesas

in the company of; together with

From this reading Nothing to do but rest all day Catholic Church at Atuona A native spearing fish from a rock A volunteer cocoanut grove, with trees of all ages Climbing for cocoanuts Splitting cocoanut husks in copra making process Cutting the meat from cocoanuts to make copra