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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 On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
abruptly
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From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
ACCOMPLICES
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From this reading ACCOMPLICES.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They were seated at the foot of an enormous banyan-tree, on the banks of a rushing torrent that streamed between tall borders of papyrus.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
Angola
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From this reading The two men were Harris and Negoro, the one lately landed from New Zealand, the other pursuing his wonted occupation of slave-dealer in the province of Angola.
any
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From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
appointment
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From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
awhile
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From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
banks
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From this reading They were seated at the foot of an enormous banyan-tree, on the banks of a rushing torrent that streamed between tall borders of papyrus.
banyan-tree
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From this reading They were seated at the foot of an enormous banyan-tree, on the banks of a rushing torrent that streamed between tall borders of papyrus.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They were seated at the foot of an enormous banyan-tree, on the banks of a rushing torrent that streamed between tall borders of papyrus.
borders
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From this reading They were seated at the foot of an enormous banyan-tree, on the banks of a rushing torrent that streamed between tall borders of papyrus.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
conversation
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From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
Couldn't
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From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
day
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From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
Dick
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From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
enormous
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From this reading They were seated at the foot of an enormous banyan-tree, on the banks of a rushing torrent that streamed between tall borders of papyrus.
events
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From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
farther
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From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
few
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From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
fifteen-year-old
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From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
following
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From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were seated at the foot of an enormous banyan-tree, on the banks of a rushing torrent that streamed between tall borders of papyrus.
forest
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From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The two men were Harris and Negoro, the one lately landed from New Zealand, the other pursuing his wonted occupation of slave-dealer in the province of Angola.
get
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From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
halt
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From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
Harris
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From this reading The two men were Harris and Negoro, the one lately landed from New Zealand, the other pursuing his wonted occupation of slave-dealer in the province of Angola.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
hours
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From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
interior
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From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
landed
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From this reading The two men were Harris and Negoro, the one lately landed from New Zealand, the other pursuing his wonted occupation of slave-dealer in the province of Angola.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
lately
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From this reading The two men were Harris and Negoro, the one lately landed from New Zealand, the other pursuing his wonted occupation of slave-dealer in the province of Angola.
made
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From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
manage
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From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
men
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From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
met
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From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
miles
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From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
Negoro
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From this reading The two men were Harris and Negoro, the one lately landed from New Zealand, the other pursuing his wonted occupation of slave-dealer in the province of Angola.
New
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From this reading The two men were Harris and Negoro, the one lately landed from New Zealand, the other pursuing his wonted occupation of slave-dealer in the province of Angola.
occupation
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From this reading The two men were Harris and Negoro, the one lately landed from New Zealand, the other pursuing his wonted occupation of slave-dealer in the province of Angola.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two men were Harris and Negoro, the one lately landed from New Zealand, the other pursuing his wonted occupation of slave-dealer in the province of Angola.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The two men were Harris and Negoro, the one lately landed from New Zealand, the other pursuing his wonted occupation of slave-dealer in the province of Angola.
other
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From this reading The two men were Harris and Negoro, the one lately landed from New Zealand, the other pursuing his wonted occupation of slave-dealer in the province of Angola.
papyrus
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From this reading They were seated at the foot of an enormous banyan-tree, on the banks of a rushing torrent that streamed between tall borders of papyrus.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
province
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From this reading The two men were Harris and Negoro, the one lately landed from New Zealand, the other pursuing his wonted occupation of slave-dealer in the province of Angola.
pursuing
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From this reading The two men were Harris and Negoro, the one lately landed from New Zealand, the other pursuing his wonted occupation of slave-dealer in the province of Angola.
rushing
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From this reading They were seated at the foot of an enormous banyan-tree, on the banks of a rushing torrent that streamed between tall borders of papyrus.
said
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From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
Sands
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From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
seated
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From this reading They were seated at the foot of an enormous banyan-tree, on the banks of a rushing torrent that streamed between tall borders of papyrus.
slave-dealer
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From this reading The two men were Harris and Negoro, the one lately landed from New Zealand, the other pursuing his wonted occupation of slave-dealer in the province of Angola.
spot
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From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
streamed
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From this reading They were seated at the foot of an enormous banyan-tree, on the banks of a rushing torrent that streamed between tall borders of papyrus.
tall
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From this reading They were seated at the foot of an enormous banyan-tree, on the banks of a rushing torrent that streamed between tall borders of papyrus.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were seated at the foot of an enormous banyan-tree, on the banks of a rushing torrent that streamed between tall borders of papyrus.
three
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From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
torrent
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From this reading They were seated at the foot of an enormous banyan-tree, on the banks of a rushing torrent that streamed between tall borders of papyrus.
turned
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From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
two
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From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two men were Harris and Negoro, the one lately landed from New Zealand, the other pursuing his wonted occupation of slave-dealer in the province of Angola.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the day following that on which Dick Sands and his party had made their last halt in the forest, two men met by appointment at a spot about three miles distant.
wonted
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From this reading The two men were Harris and Negoro, the one lately landed from New Zealand, the other pursuing his wonted occupation of slave-dealer in the province of Angola.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
young
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From this reading After the conversation had turned awhile upon the events of the last few hours, Negoro said abruptly,-- "Couldn't you manage to get that young fifteen-year-old any farther into the interior?"
Zealand
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From this reading The two men were Harris and Negoro, the one lately landed from New Zealand, the other pursuing his wonted occupation of slave-dealer in the province of Angola.
