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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 The deeds of Gogoomy and his fellows had been a bad example for the one hundred and fifty new recruits.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The deeds of Gogoomy and his fellows had been a bad example for the one hundred and fifty new recruits.
attempted
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From this reading To the north Boucher did good work, twice turning the fugitives back when they attempted to gain the coast.
back
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From this reading To the north Boucher did good work, twice turning the fugitives back when they attempted to gain the coast.
bad
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From this reading The deeds of Gogoomy and his fellows had been a bad example for the one hundred and fifty new recruits.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Never had runaways from Berande been more zealously hunted.
Berande
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From this reading Never had runaways from Berande been more zealously hunted.
Boucher
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From this reading To the north Boucher did good work, twice turning the fugitives back when they attempted to gain the coast.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Murder had been planned, a gang-boss had been killed, and the murderers had broken their contracts by fleeing to the bush.
bush
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From this reading Murder had been planned, a gang-boss had been killed, and the murderers had broken their contracts by fleeing to the bush.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Murder had been planned, a gang-boss had been killed, and the murderers had broken their contracts by fleeing to the bush.
cannibals
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
charge
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
coast
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From this reading To the north Boucher did good work, twice turning the fugitives back when they attempted to gain the coast.
contracts
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From this reading Murder had been planned, a gang-boss had been killed, and the murderers had broken their contracts by fleeing to the bush.
day
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
deeds
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From this reading The deeds of Gogoomy and his fellows had been a bad example for the one hundred and fifty new recruits.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To the north Boucher did good work, twice turning the fugitives back when they attempted to gain the coast.
disastrous
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
example
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From this reading The deeds of Gogoomy and his fellows had been a bad example for the one hundred and fifty new recruits.
examples
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
fellows
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From this reading The deeds of Gogoomy and his fellows had been a bad example for the one hundred and fifty new recruits.
fifty
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From this reading The deeds of Gogoomy and his fellows had been a bad example for the one hundred and fifty new recruits.
fleeing
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From this reading Murder had been planned, a gang-boss had been killed, and the murderers had broken their contracts by fleeing to the bush.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The deeds of Gogoomy and his fellows had been a bad example for the one hundred and fifty new recruits.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Never had runaways from Berande been more zealously hunted.
fugitives
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From this reading To the north Boucher did good work, twice turning the fugitives back when they attempted to gain the coast.
gain
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From this reading To the north Boucher did good work, twice turning the fugitives back when they attempted to gain the coast.
gang-boss
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From this reading Murder had been planned, a gang-boss had been killed, and the murderers had broken their contracts by fleeing to the bush.
Gogoomy
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From this reading The deeds of Gogoomy and his fellows had been a bad example for the one hundred and fifty new recruits.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the north Boucher did good work, twice turning the fugitives back when they attempted to gain the coast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never had runaways from Berande been more zealously hunted.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The deeds of Gogoomy and his fellows had been a bad example for the one hundred and fifty new recruits.
how
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
hundred
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From this reading The deeds of Gogoomy and his fellows had been a bad example for the one hundred and fifty new recruits.
hunted
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From this reading Never had runaways from Berande been more zealously hunted.
imperative
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
Joan
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
killed
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From this reading Murder had been planned, a gang-boss had been killed, and the murderers had broken their contracts by fleeing to the bush.
leaving
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
lived
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
more
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From this reading Never had runaways from Berande been more zealously hunted.
Murder
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From this reading Murder had been planned, a gang-boss had been killed, and the murderers had broken their contracts by fleeing to the bush.
murderersnounUS /ˈmurderers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Murder had been planned, a gang-boss had been killed, and the murderers had broken their contracts by fleeing to the bush.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had runaways from Berande been more zealously hunted.
new
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From this reading The deeds of Gogoomy and his fellows had been a bad example for the one hundred and fifty new recruits.
new-caught
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
night
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
north
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From this reading To the north Boucher did good work, twice turning the fugitives back when they attempted to gain the coast.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The deeds of Gogoomy and his fellows had been a bad example for the one hundred and fifty new recruits.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The deeds of Gogoomy and his fellows had been a bad example for the one hundred and fifty new recruits.
pattern
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
planned
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From this reading Murder had been planned, a gang-boss had been killed, and the murderers had broken their contracts by fleeing to the bush.
plantation
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
practically
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
recruits
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From this reading The deeds of Gogoomy and his fellows had been a bad example for the one hundred and fifty new recruits.
runaways
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From this reading Never had runaways from Berande been more zealously hunted.
saw
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
Seelee
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
Sheldon
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
Tahitians
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
teach
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The deeds of Gogoomy and his fellows had been a bad example for the one hundred and fifty new recruits.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Murder had been planned, a gang-boss had been killed, and the murderers had broken their contracts by fleeing to the bush.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To the north Boucher did good work, twice turning the fugitives back when they attempted to gain the coast.
things
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Murder had been planned, a gang-boss had been killed, and the murderers had broken their contracts by fleeing to the bush.
turning
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From this reading To the north Boucher did good work, twice turning the fugitives back when they attempted to gain the coast.
twice
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From this reading To the north Boucher did good work, twice turning the fugitives back when they attempted to gain the coast.
urged
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From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading To the north Boucher did good work, twice turning the fugitives back when they attempted to gain the coast.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sheldon saw how imperative it was to teach his new-caught cannibals that bad examples were disastrous things to pattern after, and he urged Seelee on night and day, while with the Tahitians he practically lived in the bush, leaving Joan in charge of the plantation.
work
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From this reading To the north Boucher did good work, twice turning the fugitives back when they attempted to gain the coast.
zealously
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From this reading Never had runaways from Berande been more zealously hunted.
