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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So after mooning about for a few weeks I resolved on returning to Sydney.
all
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From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My hero, however, had disappeared, and with him all zest seemed to have gone out of life at Frisco.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
best
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From this reading My friends on the Pacific slope did their best to dissuade me, trying to instil the idea into my head that I was cut out for a merchant prince by disposition and intellect.
better
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From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
boyish
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From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My friends on the Pacific slope did their best to dissuade me, trying to instil the idea into my head that I was cut out for a merchant prince by disposition and intellect.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
cut
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From this reading My friends on the Pacific slope did their best to dissuade me, trying to instil the idea into my head that I was cut out for a merchant prince by disposition and intellect.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading My friends on the Pacific slope did their best to dissuade me, trying to instil the idea into my head that I was cut out for a merchant prince by disposition and intellect.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My hero, however, had disappeared, and with him all zest seemed to have gone out of life at Frisco.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading My friends on the Pacific slope did their best to dissuade me, trying to instil the idea into my head that I was cut out for a merchant prince by disposition and intellect.
dissuade
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From this reading My friends on the Pacific slope did their best to dissuade me, trying to instil the idea into my head that I was cut out for a merchant prince by disposition and intellect.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
exciting
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From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
failed
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From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
fascination
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From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
few
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From this reading So after mooning about for a few weeks I resolved on returning to Sydney.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
friends
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From this reading My friends on the Pacific slope did their best to dissuade me, trying to instil the idea into my head that I was cut out for a merchant prince by disposition and intellect.
Frisco
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From this reading My hero, however, had disappeared, and with him all zest seemed to have gone out of life at Frisco.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
gone
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From this reading My hero, however, had disappeared, and with him all zest seemed to have gone out of life at Frisco.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My hero, however, had disappeared, and with him all zest seemed to have gone out of life at Frisco.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
Hayston
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From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
head
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From this reading My friends on the Pacific slope did their best to dissuade me, trying to instil the idea into my head that I was cut out for a merchant prince by disposition and intellect.
hero
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From this reading My hero, however, had disappeared, and with him all zest seemed to have gone out of life at Frisco.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading My hero, however, had disappeared, and with him all zest seemed to have gone out of life at Frisco.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
idea
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From this reading My friends on the Pacific slope did their best to dissuade me, trying to instil the idea into my head that I was cut out for a merchant prince by disposition and intellect.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
incarnation
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From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
inspire
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From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
instil
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From this reading My friends on the Pacific slope did their best to dissuade me, trying to instil the idea into my head that I was cut out for a merchant prince by disposition and intellect.
intellect
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From this reading My friends on the Pacific slope did their best to dissuade me, trying to instil the idea into my head that I was cut out for a merchant prince by disposition and intellect.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading My friends on the Pacific slope did their best to dissuade me, trying to instil the idea into my head that I was cut out for a merchant prince by disposition and intellect.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My hero, however, had disappeared, and with him all zest seemed to have gone out of life at Frisco.
man
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From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading My friends on the Pacific slope did their best to dissuade me, trying to instil the idea into my head that I was cut out for a merchant prince by disposition and intellect.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
mooning
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From this reading So after mooning about for a few weeks I resolved on returning to Sydney.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So after mooning about for a few weeks I resolved on returning to Sydney.
out
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From this reading My hero, however, had disappeared, and with him all zest seemed to have gone out of life at Frisco.
Pacific
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From this reading My friends on the Pacific slope did their best to dissuade me, trying to instil the idea into my head that I was cut out for a merchant prince by disposition and intellect.
possessed
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From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
possibly
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From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
prince
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From this reading My friends on the Pacific slope did their best to dissuade me, trying to instil the idea into my head that I was cut out for a merchant prince by disposition and intellect.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
reckless
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From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
relating
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From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
resolved
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From this reading So after mooning about for a few weeks I resolved on returning to Sydney.
returning
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From this reading So after mooning about for a few weeks I resolved on returning to Sydney.
said
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From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
SAMOA
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From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My hero, however, had disappeared, and with him all zest seemed to have gone out of life at Frisco.
slope
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From this reading My friends on the Pacific slope did their best to dissuade me, trying to instil the idea into my head that I was cut out for a merchant prince by disposition and intellect.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So after mooning about for a few weeks I resolved on returning to Sydney.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
Sydney
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From this reading So after mooning about for a few weeks I resolved on returning to Sydney.
tale
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From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My friends on the Pacific slope did their best to dissuade me, trying to instil the idea into my head that I was cut out for a merchant prince by disposition and intellect.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
trying
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From this reading My friends on the Pacific slope did their best to dissuade me, trying to instil the idea into my head that I was cut out for a merchant prince by disposition and intellect.
understood
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From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
utterly
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From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
weeks
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From this reading So after mooning about for a few weeks I resolved on returning to Sydney.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
wicked
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From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading IN SAMOA From what I have said about Hayston, it will readily be understood that every tale relating to him was strangely exciting to my boyish mind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My hero, however, had disappeared, and with him all zest seemed to have gone out of life at Frisco.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For me he was the incarnation of all that was utterly reckless, possibly wicked, and of course, as such, possessed a fascination that a better man would have failed to inspire.
zest
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From this reading My hero, however, had disappeared, and with him all zest seemed to have gone out of life at Frisco.
