used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A journey over the roof of the world to Oomoa; an encounter with a wild woman of the hills.
afootadverbUS /əˈfʊt/
on foot; walking
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A journey over the roof of the world to Oomoa; an encounter with a wild woman of the hills.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
biddingnounUS /ˈbɪdɪŋ/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The horse, the usual small, tough mountain-pony, was caught, and upon him we strapped the saddle with cow-skin stirrups, hairy and big, and a rope bridle.
bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading The horse, the usual small, tough mountain-pony, was caught, and upon him we strapped the saddle with cow-skin stirrups, hairy and big, and a rope bridle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The horse, the usual small, tough mountain-pony, was caught, and upon him we strapped the saddle with cow-skin stirrups, hairy and big, and a rope bridle.
climbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
cow-skin
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From this reading The horse, the usual small, tough mountain-pony, was caught, and upon him we strapped the saddle with cow-skin stirrups, hairy and big, and a rope bridle.
denimnounUS /ˈdenəm/
(used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
characterized by great determination
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
dissuadeverbUS /dɪˈsweɪd/
turn away from by persuasion
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading A journey over the roof of the world to Oomoa; an encounter with a wild woman of the hills.
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 Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
hairyadjectiveUS /ˈheri/
having or covered with hair
From this reading The horse, the usual small, tough mountain-pony, was caught, and upon him we strapped the saddle with cow-skin stirrups, hairy and big, and a rope bridle.
handsomelyadverbUS /ˈhænsəmli/
in an attractively handsome manner
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading A journey over the roof of the world to Oomoa; an encounter with a wild woman of the hills.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The horse, the usual small, tough mountain-pony, was caught, and upon him we strapped the saddle with cow-skin stirrups, hairy and big, and a rope bridle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading A journey over the roof of the world to Oomoa; an encounter with a wild woman of the hills.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
Marquesan
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From this reading Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
mountain-pony
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From this reading The horse, the usual small, tough mountain-pony, was caught, and upon him we strapped the saddle with cow-skin stirrups, hairy and big, and a rope bridle.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
not any; not one
From this reading Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A journey over the roof of the world to Oomoa; an encounter with a wild woman of the hills.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
OliviernounUS /ˌoʊˈlɪviːeɪ/
English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989)
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
Oomoa
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From this reading A journey over the roof of the world to Oomoa; an encounter with a wild woman of the hills.
Oreeveeay
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From this reading Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
Orivie
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From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A journey over the roof of the world to Oomoa; an encounter with a wild woman of the hills.
pareu
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From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
priest'snounUS /priːsts/
possessive form 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 Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
Père
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From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading A journey over the roof of the world to Oomoa; an encounter with a wild woman of the hills.
a strong line
From this reading The horse, the usual small, tough mountain-pony, was caught, and upon him we strapped the saddle with cow-skin stirrups, hairy and big, and a rope bridle.
put a saddle on
From this reading The horse, the usual small, tough mountain-pony, was caught, and upon him we strapped the saddle with cow-skin stirrups, hairy and big, and a rope bridle.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The horse, the usual small, tough mountain-pony, was caught, and upon him we strapped the saddle with cow-skin stirrups, hairy and big, and a rope bridle.
spelledverbUS /speld/
past form of “spell” — orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
stirrupsnounUS /ˈstɜːrəps/
plural of “stirrup” — support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
From this reading The horse, the usual small, tough mountain-pony, was caught, and upon him we strapped the saddle with cow-skin stirrups, hairy and big, and a rope bridle.
strappedverbUS /stræpt/
inflected form of “strap” — tie with a strap
From this reading The horse, the usual small, tough mountain-pony, was caught, and upon him we strapped the saddle with cow-skin stirrups, hairy and big, and a rope bridle.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A journey over the roof of the world to Oomoa; an encounter with a wild woman of the hills.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Orivie is named for Père Olivier; there being no "l" in the Marquesan language, the good priest's name is pronounced as if spelled in English Oreeveeay.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A journey over the roof of the world to Oomoa; an encounter with a wild woman of the hills.
toughadjectiveUS /tʌf/
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading The horse, the usual small, tough mountain-pony, was caught, and upon him we strapped the saddle with cow-skin stirrups, hairy and big, and a rope bridle.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
trousersnounUS /ˈtraʊzərz/
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The horse, the usual small, tough mountain-pony, was caught, and upon him we strapped the saddle with cow-skin stirrups, hairy and big, and a rope bridle.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading The horse, the usual small, tough mountain-pony, was caught, and upon him we strapped the saddle with cow-skin stirrups, hairy and big, and a rope bridle.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The horse, the usual small, tough mountain-pony, was caught, and upon him we strapped the saddle with cow-skin stirrups, hairy and big, and a rope bridle.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The horse, the usual small, tough mountain-pony, was caught, and upon him we strapped the saddle with cow-skin stirrups, hairy and big, and a rope bridle.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A journey over the roof of the world to Oomoa; an encounter with a wild woman of the hills.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A journey over the roof of the world to Oomoa; an encounter with a wild woman of the hills.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A journey over the roof of the world to Oomoa; an encounter with a wild woman of the hills.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A journey over the roof of the world to Oomoa; an encounter with a wild woman of the hills.
wrinkledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪŋkəld/
marked by wrinkles
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Orivie, handsomely dressed in wrinkled denim trousers, a yellow _pareu_ and an aged straw hat, mounted the beast, and bidding farewell to the friends I had made, we began to climb the trail through the village.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Père Olivier tried to dissuade me from walking back to Oomoa, and offered me his horse, but I determined to go afoot and let Orivie, a native youth, be my mounted guide.
