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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 I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A species of gum and certain herbs were boiled in an earthen pipkin, and with this decoction they rubbed her whole face and body, until they became black as ebony.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
auburn
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
bald
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From this reading They next rooted out the whole of her soft and beautiful hair, making her perfectly bald.
Baylis
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From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
beautiful
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From this reading They next rooted out the whole of her soft and beautiful hair, making her perfectly bald.
became
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From this reading A species of gum and certain herbs were boiled in an earthen pipkin, and with this decoction they rubbed her whole face and body, until they became black as ebony.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
black
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From this reading A species of gum and certain herbs were boiled in an earthen pipkin, and with this decoction they rubbed her whole face and body, until they became black as ebony.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A species of gum and certain herbs were boiled in an earthen pipkin, and with this decoction they rubbed her whole face and body, until they became black as ebony.
boiled
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From this reading A species of gum and certain herbs were boiled in an earthen pipkin, and with this decoction they rubbed her whole face and body, until they became black as ebony.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW THE CAPTAIN PERISHED.
carried
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From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
certain
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From this reading A species of gum and certain herbs were boiled in an earthen pipkin, and with this decoction they rubbed her whole face and body, until they became black as ebony.
colour
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
confined
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From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
contrast
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
covered
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
decoction
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From this reading A species of gum and certain herbs were boiled in an earthen pipkin, and with this decoction they rubbed her whole face and body, until they became black as ebony.
devils
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From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
diligently
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
earthen
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From this reading A species of gum and certain herbs were boiled in an earthen pipkin, and with this decoction they rubbed her whole face and body, until they became black as ebony.
ebony
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From this reading A species of gum and certain herbs were boiled in an earthen pipkin, and with this decoction they rubbed her whole face and body, until they became black as ebony.
exteriors
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
face
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From this reading A species of gum and certain herbs were boiled in an earthen pipkin, and with this decoction they rubbed her whole face and body, until they became black as ebony.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
forming
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
gentle
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From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
gum
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From this reading A species of gum and certain herbs were boiled in an earthen pipkin, and with this decoction they rubbed her whole face and body, until they became black as ebony.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
hair
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
helplessness
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From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
herbs
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From this reading A species of gum and certain herbs were boiled in an earthen pipkin, and with this decoction they rubbed her whole face and body, until they became black as ebony.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THE CAPTAIN PERISHED.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
kindly
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From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
like
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
making
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From this reading They next rooted out the whole of her soft and beautiful hair, making her perfectly bald.
mentioned
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From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
Mrs
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From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They next rooted out the whole of her soft and beautiful hair, making her perfectly bald.
nursed
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From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
off
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From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
out
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From this reading They next rooted out the whole of her soft and beautiful hair, making her perfectly bald.
own
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
perceiving
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
perfectly
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From this reading They next rooted out the whole of her soft and beautiful hair, making her perfectly bald.
PERISHED
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From this reading HOW THE CAPTAIN PERISHED.
pipkin
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From this reading A species of gum and certain herbs were boiled in an earthen pipkin, and with this decoction they rubbed her whole face and body, until they became black as ebony.
poodledog-like
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
possible
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
proceeded
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
rooted
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From this reading They next rooted out the whole of her soft and beautiful hair, making her perfectly bald.
round
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
rubbed
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From this reading A species of gum and certain herbs were boiled in an earthen pipkin, and with this decoction they rubbed her whole face and body, until they became black as ebony.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
skin
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
skulls
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
soft
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From this reading They next rooted out the whole of her soft and beautiful hair, making her perfectly bald.
softness
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
sooty
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
species
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From this reading A species of gum and certain herbs were boiled in an earthen pipkin, and with this decoction they rubbed her whole face and body, until they became black as ebony.
strange
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE CAPTAIN PERISHED.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
thus
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
tribe
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From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
tufts
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A species of gum and certain herbs were boiled in an earthen pipkin, and with this decoction they rubbed her whole face and body, until they became black as ebony.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
whiteness
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
whole
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From this reading A species of gum and certain herbs were boiled in an earthen pipkin, and with this decoction they rubbed her whole face and body, until they became black as ebony.
wigwam
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From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
women
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From this reading I have mentioned that the gentle Mrs. Baylis--she who had nursed us so kindly in our helplessness--had been carried off by the women of this tribe of devils, who confined her in a wigwam.
wool
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From this reading On perceiving the whiteness of her skin, and the great length and softness of her hair, which was of a fair auburn colour, forming thus a strange contrast to their sooty exteriors, and the short, poodledog-like tufts of wool with which their own round skulls were covered, they diligently proceeded to make her as like themselves as possible.
