2 : to gather information or material bit by bit. transitive verb. 1a : to pick up after a reaperb : to strip (as a field) of the leavings of reapers. 2a : to gather (as information) bit by bit can glean secrets from his hard driveb : to pick over in search of relevant material gleaning old files for information.
Frankly, there's never a bad time to travel to paradise. Tahiti and Moorea, part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, were first explored by Captains Cook and Bligh, but they were made truly famous by the paintings of the artist, Paul Gauguin, and by the words of author, James A. Michener.rankly, there's never a bad time to travel to paradise. Tahiti and Moorea, part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, were first explored by Captains Cook and Bligh, but they were made truly famous by the paintings of the artist, Paul Gauguin, and by the words of author, James A. Michener.
Today, parts of three geological continents are included in the term Oceania: Eurasia, Australia, and Zealandia, as well the non-continental volcanic islands of the Philippines, Wallacea, and the open Pacific.he Oceania ecozone includes all of Micronesia, Fiji, and all of Polynesia except New Zealand. New Zealand, New Guinea, Melanesia apart from Fiji, and Australia constitute the separate Australasian ecozone. The Malay Archipelago is part of the Indomalaya ecozone.