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1844
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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading His love of art, however, never deserted him.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
attempts
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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
away
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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his hand seems to have lost its cunning.
cases
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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
charm
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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
conversation
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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
cunning
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From this reading But his hand seems to have lost its cunning.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading His love of art, however, never deserted him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
dissatisfied
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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
Eardley
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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
failures
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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
give
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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
governor
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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
habit
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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
hand
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From this reading But his hand seems to have lost its cunning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His love of art, however, never deserted him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His love of art, however, never deserted him.
Hobart
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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading His love of art, however, never deserted him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But his hand seems to have lost its cunning.
John
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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
lost
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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
love
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From this reading His love of art, however, never deserted him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
manners
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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
memorial
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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His love of art, however, never deserted him.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His love of art, however, never deserted him.
offended
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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
people
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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
poisoning
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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
portrait-painting
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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
praying
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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
presented
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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
record
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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
seem
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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
seems
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From this reading But his hand seems to have lost its cunning.
settlement
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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
Sir
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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
sketching
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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
society
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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
started
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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
studio
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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
Tasmanian
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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
there
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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
thoroughly
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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
ticket-of-leave
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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
Town
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From this reading At Hobart Town he started a studio, and returned to sketching and portrait-painting, and his conversation and manners seem not to have lost their charm.
tried
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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
two
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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
up
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From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
Wilmot
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From this reading Both of his attempts were complete failures, and in 1844, being thoroughly dissatisfied with Tasmanian society, he presented a memorial to the governor of the settlement, Sir John Eardley Wilmot, praying for a ticket-of-leave.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nor did he give up his habit of poisoning, and there are two cases on record in which he tried to make away with people who had offended him.
