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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 That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
all
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From this reading Awe-struck at the event of the previous evening, the natives had all shut themselves up in their huts.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the following morning the town of Kazonndé presented an aspect of unwonted desolation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
any
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
application
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
aspect
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From this reading On the following morning the town of Kazonndé presented an aspect of unwonted desolation.
assumed
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From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Awe-struck at the event of the previous evening, the natives had all shut themselves up in their huts.
aware
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
Awe-struck
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From this reading Awe-struck at the event of the previous evening, the natives had all shut themselves up in their huts.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
cannibal
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
case
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
certain
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
community
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
consumed
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
cremation
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
death
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From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
desolation
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From this reading On the following morning the town of Kazonndé presented an aspect of unwonted desolation.
divine
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From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
easy
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
elder
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
evening
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From this reading Awe-struck at the event of the previous evening, the natives had all shut themselves up in their huts.
event
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From this reading Awe-struck at the event of the previous evening, the natives had all shut themselves up in their huts.
experience
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From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
extraneous
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
following
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From this reading On the following morning the town of Kazonndé presented an aspect of unwonted desolation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Awe-struck at the event of the previous evening, the natives had all shut themselves up in their huts.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
horrible
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From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
human
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
huts
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From this reading Awe-struck at the event of the previous evening, the natives had all shut themselves up in their huts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Awe-struck at the event of the previous evening, the natives had all shut themselves up in their huts.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
Kazonndé
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From this reading On the following morning the town of Kazonndé presented an aspect of unwonted desolation.
matter
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
men
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
ministers
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From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
monarch
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From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning the town of Kazonndé presented an aspect of unwonted desolation.
natives
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From this reading Awe-struck at the event of the previous evening, the natives had all shut themselves up in their huts.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
OBSEQUIES
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From this reading ROYAL OBSEQUIES.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the following morning the town of Kazonndé presented an aspect of unwonted desolation.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following morning the town of Kazonndé presented an aspect of unwonted desolation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
origin
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From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
perish
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From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
preparations
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
presented
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From this reading On the following morning the town of Kazonndé presented an aspect of unwonted desolation.
previous
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From this reading Awe-struck at the event of the previous evening, the natives had all shut themselves up in their huts.
remembered
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
ROYAL
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From this reading ROYAL OBSEQUIES.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
shut
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From this reading Awe-struck at the event of the previous evening, the natives had all shut themselves up in their huts.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
Some
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
taken
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following morning the town of Kazonndé presented an aspect of unwonted desolation.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Awe-struck at the event of the previous evening, the natives had all shut themselves up in their huts.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Awe-struck at the event of the previous evening, the natives had all shut themselves up in their huts.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
town
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From this reading On the following morning the town of Kazonndé presented an aspect of unwonted desolation.
two
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
unparalleled
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From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
unwonted
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From this reading On the following morning the town of Kazonndé presented an aspect of unwonted desolation.
up
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From this reading Awe-struck at the event of the previous evening, the natives had all shut themselves up in their huts.
utterly
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From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
wholly
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From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That a monarch who was to be assumed as of divine origin should perish with one of his ministers by so horrible a death was a thing wholly unparalleled in their experience.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Some of the elder part of the community remembered having taken part in certain cannibal preparations, and were aware that the cremation of a human body is no easy matter, yet here was a case in which two men had been all but utterly consumed without any extraneous application.
