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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 Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Berande, after such an unusual run of visiting vessels, drifted back into her old solitude.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Berande, after such an unusual run of visiting vessels, drifted back into her old solitude.
anchor
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
back
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From this reading Berande, after such an unusual run of visiting vessels, drifted back into her old solitude.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
Berande
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From this reading Berande, after such an unusual run of visiting vessels, drifted back into her old solitude.
billiards
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
bought
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From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
bridges
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From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
building
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From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
bush
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From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Several quiet weeks slipped by.
Clansman
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
clearing
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From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
coast
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
cocoanuts
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From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
copra
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From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
daily
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From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
drifted
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From this reading Berande, after such an unusual run of visiting vessels, drifted back into her old solitude.
dropping
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
fighting
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
gossip
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading News of her he had none.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Berande, after such an unusual run of visiting vessels, drifted back into her old solitude.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
horses
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From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Berande, after such an unusual run of visiting vessels, drifted back into her old solitude.
Joan
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From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
Malaita
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
natives
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
News
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From this reading News of her he had none.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading News of her he had none.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Berande, after such an unusual run of visiting vessels, drifted back into her old solitude.
old
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From this reading Berande, after such an unusual run of visiting vessels, drifted back into her old solitude.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
planting
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From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
Poonga
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
Poonga-Poonga
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
quiet
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From this reading Several quiet weeks slipped by.
recruiter
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
Recruiting
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
reported
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
riding
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From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
round
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From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
rumours
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
run
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From this reading Berande, after such an unusual run of visiting vessels, drifted back into her old solitude.
Samoan
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
Several
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From this reading Several quiet weeks slipped by.
severely
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
Sheldon
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From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
Sio
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
slipped
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From this reading Several quiet weeks slipped by.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
solitude
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From this reading Berande, after such an unusual run of visiting vessels, drifted back into her old solitude.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Berande, after such an unusual run of visiting vessels, drifted back into her old solitude.
sunset
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
there
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From this reading Recruiting vessels on Malaita left the Poonga-Poonga coast severely alone; and the _Clansman_, a Samoan recruiter, dropping anchor one sunset for billiards and gossip, reported rumours amongst the Sio natives that there had been fighting at Poonga- Poonga.
unusual
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From this reading Berande, after such an unusual run of visiting vessels, drifted back into her old solitude.
vessels
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From this reading Berande, after such an unusual run of visiting vessels, drifted back into her old solitude.
visiting
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From this reading Berande, after such an unusual run of visiting vessels, drifted back into her old solitude.
weeks
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From this reading Several quiet weeks slipped by.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
work
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From this reading Sheldon went on with the daily round, clearing bush, planting cocoanuts, smoking copra, building bridges, and riding about his work on the horses Joan had bought.
