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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 Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
bear
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From this reading I will send you home then, and give you wherewith to bear your charges.
bring
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From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
charges
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From this reading I will send you home then, and give you wherewith to bear your charges.
city
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From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
comes
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From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
country
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From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
desire
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From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
discharge
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From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
discourse
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From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
east
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From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
enough
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From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
Footnote
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From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
give
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From this reading I will send you home then, and give you wherewith to bear your charges.
giving
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From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
God
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From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thanked him for my liberty, and his good intention towards me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I thanked him for my liberty, and his good intention towards me.
home
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From this reading I will send you home then, and give you wherewith to bear your charges.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
intention
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From this reading I thanked him for my liberty, and his good intention towards me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
ivory
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From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
leave
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From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
many
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From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
Mocon
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From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
months
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From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
obliging
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From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.
other
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From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
owe
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From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
own
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From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
Patron
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From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.
preserve
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From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.
regular
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From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.
return
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From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
reward
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From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
says
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From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
send
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From this reading I will send you home then, and give you wherewith to bear your charges.
service
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From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
ships
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From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
six
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From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
thanked
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From this reading I thanked him for my liberty, and his good intention towards me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
then
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From this reading I will send you home then, and give you wherewith to bear your charges.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading I thanked him for my liberty, and his good intention towards me.
Very
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From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
well
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From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
west
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From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
wherewith
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From this reading I will send you home then, and give you wherewith to bear your charges.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.
