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A ROYAL BURIAL. The next day, May 29th, the city of Kazounde presented a strange aspect. The natives, terrified, kept themselves shut up in their huts. They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death. They had already burned some of their fellow-beings, and the oldest could not forget certain culinary preparations relating to cannibalism.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had already burned some of their fellow-beings, and the oldest could not forget certain culinary preparations relating to cannibalism.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They had already burned some of their fellow-beings, and the oldest could not forget certain culinary preparations relating to cannibalism.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “The next day, May 29th, the city of Kazounde presented a strange aspect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day, May 29th, the city of Kazounde presented a strange aspect.”
extremely frightened
From this reading “The natives, terrified, kept themselves shut up in their huts.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “The natives, terrified, kept themselves shut up in their huts.”
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From this reading The next day, May 29th, the city of Kazounde presented a strange aspect.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A ROYAL BURIAL.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had already burned some of their fellow-beings, and the oldest could not forget certain culinary preparations relating to cannibalism.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had already burned some of their fellow-beings, and the oldest could not forget certain culinary preparations relating to cannibalism.
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From this reading The next day, May 29th, the city of Kazounde presented a strange aspect.
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From this reading A ROYAL BURIAL.
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From this reading They had already burned some of their fellow-beings, and the oldest could not forget certain culinary preparations relating to cannibalism.
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From this reading They had already burned some of their fellow-beings, and the oldest could not forget certain culinary preparations relating to cannibalism.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had already burned some of their fellow-beings, and the oldest could not forget certain culinary preparations relating to cannibalism.
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From this reading The next day, May 29th, the city of Kazounde presented a strange aspect.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They had already burned some of their fellow-beings, and the oldest could not forget certain culinary preparations relating to cannibalism.
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From this reading They had already burned some of their fellow-beings, and the oldest could not forget certain culinary preparations relating to cannibalism.
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From this reading The next day, May 29th, the city of Kazounde presented a strange aspect.
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From this reading They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.
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From this reading They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.
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From this reading They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.
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From this reading They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.
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From this reading They had already burned some of their fellow-beings, and the oldest could not forget certain culinary preparations relating to cannibalism.
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From this reading They had already burned some of their fellow-beings, and the oldest could not forget certain culinary preparations relating to cannibalism.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.
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From this reading They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.
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From this reading The natives, terrified, kept themselves shut up in their huts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The natives, terrified, kept themselves shut up in their huts.
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From this reading The next day, May 29th, the city of Kazounde presented a strange aspect.
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From this reading The natives, terrified, kept themselves shut up in their huts.
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From this reading They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The next day, May 29th, the city of Kazounde presented a strange aspect.
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From this reading They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.
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From this reading The natives, terrified, kept themselves shut up in their huts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, May 29th, the city of Kazounde presented a strange aspect.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had already burned some of their fellow-beings, and the oldest could not forget certain culinary preparations relating to cannibalism.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day, May 29th, the city of Kazounde presented a strange aspect.
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From this reading They had already burned some of their fellow-beings, and the oldest could not forget certain culinary preparations relating to cannibalism.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had already burned some of their fellow-beings, and the oldest could not forget certain culinary preparations relating to cannibalism.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day, May 29th, the city of Kazounde presented a strange aspect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had already burned some of their fellow-beings, and the oldest could not forget certain culinary preparations relating to cannibalism.
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From this reading A ROYAL BURIAL.
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From this reading They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The natives, terrified, kept themselves shut up in their huts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had already burned some of their fellow-beings, and the oldest could not forget certain culinary preparations relating to cannibalism.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day, May 29th, the city of Kazounde presented a strange aspect.
extremely frightened
From this reading The natives, terrified, kept themselves shut up in their huts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day, May 29th, the city of Kazounde presented a strange aspect.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The natives, terrified, kept themselves shut up in their huts.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The natives, terrified, kept themselves shut up in their huts.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had already burned some of their fellow-beings, and the oldest could not forget certain culinary preparations relating to cannibalism.
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From this reading The natives, terrified, kept themselves shut up in their huts.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.
which person or people
From this reading They had never seen a king, who said he was of divine essence, nor a simple minister, die of this horrible death.
