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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 What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my heart: but it is no matter.
adoption
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
advance
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
agent
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
all's
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From this reading Thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my heart: but it is no matter.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You must needs have heard, how I am punish'd With sore distraction.
American
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
auxiliary
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my heart: but it is no matter.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
chanced
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
circumstance
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
clothing
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
consideration
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
convince
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
diamond
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
disposal
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
distraction
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From this reading You must needs have heard, how I am punish'd With sore distraction.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
dozens
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
durable
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
effecting
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
endeavour
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
enterprising
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
equal
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
explained
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
eyes
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From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
face
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From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
footing
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
fore-cabin
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
fortunate
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
gain
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
garments
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
generally
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
Give
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From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
Hamlet
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
hard-working
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You must needs have heard, how I am punish'd With sore distraction.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
heard
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From this reading You must needs have heard, how I am punish'd With sore distraction.
heart
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From this reading Thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my heart: but it is no matter.
heedful
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From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my heart: but it is no matter.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
how
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From this reading Thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my heart: but it is no matter.
hundred
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
ill
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From this reading Thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my heart: but it is no matter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
induced
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
invest
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my heart: but it is no matter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my heart: but it is no matter.
join
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From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
judgments
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From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
Kafir
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
less
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
madness
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
Markham
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
matter
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From this reading Thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my heart: but it is no matter.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
miners
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
missionary
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
money
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
Mr
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must needs have heard, how I am punish'd With sore distraction.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my heart: but it is no matter.
nation
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
nations
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
natives
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
needs
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From this reading You must needs have heard, how I am punish'd With sore distraction.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my heart: but it is no matter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my heart: but it is no matter.
note
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From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
object
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
Oswin
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
out
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
proclaim
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
punish'd
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From this reading You must needs have heard, how I am punish'd With sore distraction.
quantity
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
ready-made
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
rivet
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From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
secured
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
sent
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
services
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
some
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
sore
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From this reading You must needs have heard, how I am punish'd With sore distraction.
speculator
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
steamer
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
taking
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
there
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my heart: but it is no matter.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my heart: but it is no matter.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
ultimate
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
very
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
view
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From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading What I have done I here proclaim was madness.--_Hamlet._ |IT was very generally thought that it was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Oswin Markham that there chanced to be in the fore-cabin of the steamer an enterprising American speculator who was taking out some hundred dozens of ready-made garments for disposal to the diamond miners--and an equal quantity of less durable clothing, in which he had been induced to invest some money with a view to the ultimate adoption of clothing by the Kafir nation.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join.
wished
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You must needs have heard, how I am punish'd With sore distraction.
worth
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From this reading He explained how he had secured the services of a hard-working missionary whom he had sent as agent in advance to endeavour to convince the natives that if they ever wished to gain a footing among great nations, the auxiliary of clothing towards the effecting of their object was worth taking into consideration.
wouldstmodal verbUS /wʊdst/
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my heart: but it is no matter.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must needs have heard, how I am punish'd With sore distraction.
