used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
(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 A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
Atuona
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From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
brighteradjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtər/
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading They come to the islands to stay until they die, and death means a crown the brighter for martyrdom.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They come to the islands to stay until they die, and death means a crown the brighter for martyrdom.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading They come to the islands to stay until they die, and death means a crown the brighter for martyrdom.
curvingadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrvɪŋ/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
d'Arc
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From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading They come to the islands to stay until they die, and death means a crown the brighter for martyrdom.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading They come to the islands to stay until they die, and death means a crown the brighter for martyrdom.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They come to the islands to stay until they die, and death means a crown the brighter for martyrdom.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was from Hatiheu, on the island of Nuka-hiva, seventy miles to the north.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
hardshipsnounUS /ˈhɑːrdʃɪps/
plural of “hardship” — a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
Hatiheu
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From this reading He was from Hatiheu, on the island of Nuka-hiva, seventy miles to the north.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was from Hatiheu, on the island of Nuka-hiva, seventy miles to the north.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading He was from Hatiheu, on the island of Nuka-hiva, seventy miles to the north.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading They come to the islands to stay until they die, and death means a crown the brighter for martyrdom.
Jeanne
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From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading Mademoiselle N----.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
mannedadjectiveUS /mænd/
having a crew
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
martyrdomnounUS /ˈmɑːrtərdəm/
death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause
From this reading They come to the islands to stay until they die, and death means a crown the brighter for martyrdom.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading They come to the islands to stay until they die, and death means a crown the brighter for martyrdom.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He was from Hatiheu, on the island of Nuka-hiva, seventy miles to the north.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading Mademoiselle N----.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading He was from Hatiheu, on the island of Nuka-hiva, seventy miles to the north.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
Nuka-hiva
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From this reading He was from Hatiheu, on the island of Nuka-hiva, seventy miles to the north.
oarnounUS /ɔːr/
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
oarsmen
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From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was from Hatiheu, on the island of Nuka-hiva, seventy miles to the north.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
priestsnounUS /priːsts/
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
Père
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From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
seventyadjectiveUS /ˈsevənti/
being ten more than sixty
From this reading He was from Hatiheu, on the island of Nuka-hiva, seventy miles to the north.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading They come to the islands to stay until they die, and death means a crown the brighter for martyrdom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They come to the islands to stay until they die, and death means a crown the brighter for martyrdom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
TraitorsnounUS /ˈtreɪtərz/
plural of “traitor” — someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They come to the islands to stay until they die, and death means a crown the brighter for martyrdom.
Victorien
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From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was from Hatiheu, on the island of Nuka-hiva, seventy miles to the north.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
a Caucasian
From this reading The _Jeanne d'Arc_, a beautiful, long, curving craft manned by twelve oarsmen, came like a white bird over the blue waters of the Bay of Traitors one Saturday afternoon, bringing Père Victorien to Atuona.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading A day and a night he had spent on the open sea, making a slow voyage by wind and oar, but like all these priests he made nothing of the hardships.
