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26th
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From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
accordingly
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From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
America
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From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
Angola
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From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
authorities
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From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
barracks
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From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
Benguela
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From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
caravan
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From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
caravans
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From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
casualties
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From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
colonies
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From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
crowded
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From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
cruisers
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From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
dealers
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From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
demand
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From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
diminished
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From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
elude
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From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
embark
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From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
few
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From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
inadequate
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From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
interior
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From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
KAZONNDÉ
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From this reading KAZONNDÉ.
large
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From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
Loanda
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From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
loss
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From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
managed
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From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
market
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From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
more
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From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
negro-traffic
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From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
number
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From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
numerous
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From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
overflowing
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From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
Portuguese
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From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
power
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From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
practically
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From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
prepared
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From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
prevent
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From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
price
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From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
principally
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From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
prisoners
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From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
raised
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From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
reached
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From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
road
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From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
scene
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From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
shore
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From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
slave-ships
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From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
slaves
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From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
Spanish
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From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
very
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From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
way
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From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
wended
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From this reading Angola at that time was the scene of a large negro-traffic, and as the caravans principally wended their way towards the interior, the Portuguese authorities at Loanda and Benguela had practically no power to prevent it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the dealers were quite prepared to make a market of their loss; the demand for slaves was very great, and the price must be raised accordingly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading By the 26th of May, when the caravan reached Kazonndé the number of the slaves had diminished by more than half, so numerous had been the casualties along the road.
whole
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From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The barracks on the shore were crowded to overflowing with prisoners, the few slave-ships that managed to elude the cruisers being quite inadequate to embark the whole number for the Spanish colonies to America.
