used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
the state of being absent
From this reading During my absence in Taaoa there had been crime and scandal in my own valley.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During my absence in Taaoa there had been crime and scandal in my own valley.
André
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From this reading André Bauda met me on the beach road as I returned and told me the tale.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading André Bauda met me on the beach road as I returned and told me the tale.
batteringnounUS /ˈbætərɪŋ/
the act of subjecting to strong attack
From this reading Huahine, seeing her upon the beach, had felt a flame of love that nerved him to risk hungry shark and battering surf.
Bauda
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From this reading André Bauda met me on the beach road as I returned and told me the tale.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading André Bauda met me on the beach road as I returned and told me the tale.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During my absence in Taaoa there had been crime and scandal in my own valley.
befellverbUS /bɪˈfel/
inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
desertionnounUS /dɪˈzɜːrʃən/
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During my absence in Taaoa there had been crime and scandal in my own valley.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Huahine, seeing her upon the beach, had felt a flame of love that nerved him to risk hungry shark and battering surf.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Huahine, seeing her upon the beach, had felt a flame of love that nerved him to risk hungry shark and battering surf.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During my absence in Taaoa there had been crime and scandal in my own valley.
harpoonnounUS /hɑːrˈpuːn/
a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Huahine, seeing her upon the beach, had felt a flame of love that nerved him to risk hungry shark and battering surf.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
Honi
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From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
Huahine
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From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading Huahine, seeing her upon the beach, had felt a flame of love that nerved him to risk hungry shark and battering surf.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading André Bauda met me on the beach road as I returned and told me the tale.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During my absence in Taaoa there had been crime and scandal in my own valley.
jailnounUS /dʒeɪl/
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
MatsnounUS /mæts/
plural of “mat” — a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading André Bauda met me on the beach road as I returned and told me the tale.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading André Bauda met me on the beach road as I returned and told me the tale.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading During my absence in Taaoa there had been crime and scandal in my own valley.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
nerved
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From this reading Huahine, seeing her upon the beach, had felt a flame of love that nerved him to risk hungry shark and battering surf.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
offensenounUS /əˈfens/
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading André Bauda met me on the beach road as I returned and told me the tale.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading During my absence in Taaoa there had been crime and scandal in my own valley.
Papeite
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From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
pleanounUS /pliː/
a humble request for help from someone in authority
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading André Bauda met me on the beach road as I returned and told me the tale.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Huahine, seeing her upon the beach, had felt a flame of love that nerved him to risk hungry shark and battering surf.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading André Bauda met me on the beach road as I returned and told me the tale.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
scandalnounUS /ˈskændəl/
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading During my absence in Taaoa there had been crime and scandal in my own valley.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Huahine, seeing her upon the beach, had felt a flame of love that nerved him to risk hungry shark and battering surf.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
sharknounUS /ʃɑːrk/
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading Huahine, seeing her upon the beach, had felt a flame of love that nerved him to risk hungry shark and battering surf.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
surfnounUS /sɜːrf/
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading Huahine, seeing her upon the beach, had felt a flame of love that nerved him to risk hungry shark and battering surf.
Taaoa
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From this reading During my absence in Taaoa there had been crime and scandal in my own valley.
Tahia's
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From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
Tahitiannoun
a native or inhabitant of Tahiti
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading André Bauda met me on the beach road as I returned and told me the tale.
tattooedverbUS /ˌtæˈtuːd/
past form of “tattoo” — stain (skin) with indelible color
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
in or at that place or location
From this reading During my absence in Taaoa there had been crime and scandal in my own valley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading André Bauda met me on the beach road as I returned and told me the tale.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Huahine, seeing her upon the beach, had felt a flame of love that nerved him to risk hungry shark and battering surf.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading During my absence in Taaoa there had been crime and scandal in my own valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
WeavernounUS /ˈwiːvər/
a craftsman who weaves cloth
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
a Caucasian
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
which person or people
From this reading The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white man who used his harpoon against his friends.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The giant Tahitian sailor of the schooner _Papeite_, Huahine, was in the local jail, charged with desertion; a serious offense, to which his plea was love of a woman, and that woman Weaver of Mats, who had her four names tattooed on her right arm.
