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4th
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
abounded
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ANXIOUS VOYAGE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
animal
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
annulated
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
antelope
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
ANXIOUS
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From this reading AN ANXIOUS VOYAGE.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
ashore
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
away
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From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
bank
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
belly
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
bright
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
caamas
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
canoe
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From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
consequently
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
consumption
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
custom
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
dappled
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
Destitute
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
Dick's
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
disappearing
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
district
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
drifted
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From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
elands
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
extensive
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From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
far
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From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
feet
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
fit
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
five
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
food
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
forests
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From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
fortunately
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
general
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
giving
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From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
go
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
growth
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
gun
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
horizon
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From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
horns
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
howling
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
human
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
inhabitants
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
July
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
jungles
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From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
killing
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
kind
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
large
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
lay
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
leopards
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
lions
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
maize
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
manioc
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
many
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From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
miles
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From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
night-fall
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
obliged
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
place
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From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
pokoo
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
risk
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
river
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From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
roaring
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
run
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
search
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
shot
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
single
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
skin
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
skirtednounUS /ˈskirted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
sorghum
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
sported
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
spots
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
stretched
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From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
succeeded
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
tawny
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
Thus
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From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
travellers
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
ultimately
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From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
using
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
variety
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
VOYAGE
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From this reading AN ANXIOUS VOYAGE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
week
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From this reading Thus the canoe drifted on for a week, the forests that for many miles had skirted the river ultimately giving place to extensive jungles that stretched far away to the horizon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
white
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From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
wild
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From this reading It was Dick's general custom, as he lay to for a while in the afternoon, to go ashore in search of food, and as the manioc, maize, and sorghum that were to be found were of a wild growth and consequently not fit for consumption, he was obliged to run the risk of using his gun.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the 4th of July he succeeded by a single shot in killing _pokoo_, a kind of antelope about five feet long, with annulated horns, a tawny skin dappled with bright spots, and a white belly.
zebras
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From this reading Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life; zebras, elands, caamas, sported on the bank, disappearing at night-fall before howling leopards and roaring lions.
