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Chapter XI
Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour? Surely no one. The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell. When one sees it one is forced to the conclusion that there could never be another like it. It is beautiful beyond conception.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When one sees it one is forced to the conclusion that there could never be another like it.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “It is beautiful beyond conception.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “When one sees it one is forced to the conclusion that there could never be another like it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When one sees it one is forced to the conclusion that there could never be another like it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Surely no one.”
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading “The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?
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From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When one sees it one is forced to the conclusion that there could never be another like it.
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From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When one sees it one is forced to the conclusion that there could never be another like it.
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From this reading It is beautiful beyond conception.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It is beautiful beyond conception.
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From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
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From this reading It is beautiful beyond conception.
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From this reading When one sees it one is forced to the conclusion that there could never be another like it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When one sees it one is forced to the conclusion that there could never be another like it.
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From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
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From this reading Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?
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From this reading When one sees it one is forced to the conclusion that there could never be another like it.
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From this reading Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
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From this reading Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?
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From this reading Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?
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From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?
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From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When one sees it one is forced to the conclusion that there could never be another like it.
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From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?
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From this reading When one sees it one is forced to the conclusion that there could never be another like it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When one sees it one is forced to the conclusion that there could never be another like it.
not any; not one
From this reading Surely no one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Surely no one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When one sees it one is forced to the conclusion that there could never be another like it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
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From this reading Surely no one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When one sees it one is forced to the conclusion that there could never be another like it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When one sees it one is forced to the conclusion that there could never be another like it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
at the time that
From this reading When one sees it one is forced to the conclusion that there could never be another like it.
which person or people
From this reading Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Who that has ever seen it will forget daybreak on a fine morning in Honolulu Harbour?
but in spite of that
From this reading The background of tree-clad island, so dark yet so suggestive of tropical luxuriance; the sky overhead so full of rainbow hues, and the sea so calm and yet possessed of all the colours of the inside of a pearl shell.
