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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 On the way, he stopped at Binu to greet Chief Johnny and land a few Binu returns.
aboard
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From this reading Then it was on to Somo, and to the end of voyaging for ever of the _Arangi_ and of many that were aboard of her.
accomplished
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From this reading Once the return boys were put ashore, and this was accomplished no later than three-thirty in the afternoon, he invited Chief Bashti on board.
accorded
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From this reading Quite the opposite to his treatment at Langa-Langa was that accorded Van Horn at Somo.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once the return boys were put ashore, and this was accomplished no later than three-thirty in the afternoon, he invited Chief Bashti on board.
anchor
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From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
Arangi
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From this reading Then it was on to Somo, and to the end of voyaging for ever of the _Arangi_ and of many that were aboard of her.
ashore
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From this reading Once the return boys were put ashore, and this was accomplished no later than three-thirty in the afternoon, he invited Chief Bashti on board.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the way, he stopped at Binu to greet Chief Johnny and land a few Binu returns.
away
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From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
Back
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From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
Bashti
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From this reading Once the return boys were put ashore, and this was accomplished no later than three-thirty in the afternoon, he invited Chief Bashti on board.
beat
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From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
Binu
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From this reading On the way, he stopped at Binu to greet Chief Johnny and land a few Binu returns.
board
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From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
boys
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From this reading Once the return boys were put ashore, and this was accomplished no later than three-thirty in the afternoon, he invited Chief Bashti on board.
broke
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From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
Chief
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From this reading On the way, he stopped at Binu to greet Chief Johnny and land a few Binu returns.
end
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From this reading Then it was on to Somo, and to the end of voyaging for ever of the _Arangi_ and of many that were aboard of her.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then it was on to Somo, and to the end of voyaging for ever of the _Arangi_ and of many that were aboard of her.
fetch
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From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
few
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From this reading On the way, he stopped at Binu to greet Chief Johnny and land a few Binu returns.
filled
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From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
greet
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From this reading On the way, he stopped at Binu to greet Chief Johnny and land a few Binu returns.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the way, he stopped at Binu to greet Chief Johnny and land a few Binu returns.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then it was on to Somo, and to the end of voyaging for ever of the _Arangi_ and of many that were aboard of her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Quite the opposite to his treatment at Langa-Langa was that accorded Van Horn at Somo.
hoisted
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From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
Horn
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From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
hove
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From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
immediately
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From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once the return boys were put ashore, and this was accomplished no later than three-thirty in the afternoon, he invited Chief Bashti on board.
invited
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From this reading Once the return boys were put ashore, and this was accomplished no later than three-thirty in the afternoon, he invited Chief Bashti on board.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then it was on to Somo, and to the end of voyaging for ever of the _Arangi_ and of many that were aboard of her.
Johnny
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From this reading On the way, he stopped at Binu to greet Chief Johnny and land a few Binu returns.
lagoon
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From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
land
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From this reading On the way, he stopped at Binu to greet Chief Johnny and land a few Binu returns.
Langa-Langa
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From this reading Quite the opposite to his treatment at Langa-Langa was that accorded Van Horn at Somo.
later
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From this reading Once the return boys were put ashore, and this was accomplished no later than three-thirty in the afternoon, he invited Chief Bashti on board.
many
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From this reading Then it was on to Somo, and to the end of voyaging for ever of the _Arangi_ and of many that were aboard of her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Once the return boys were put ashore, and this was accomplished no later than three-thirty in the afternoon, he invited Chief Bashti on board.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then it was on to Somo, and to the end of voyaging for ever of the _Arangi_ and of many that were aboard of her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
Once
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From this reading Once the return boys were put ashore, and this was accomplished no later than three-thirty in the afternoon, he invited Chief Bashti on board.
opposite
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From this reading Quite the opposite to his treatment at Langa-Langa was that accorded Van Horn at Somo.
out
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From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
put
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From this reading Once the return boys were put ashore, and this was accomplished no later than three-thirty in the afternoon, he invited Chief Bashti on board.
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite the opposite to his treatment at Langa-Langa was that accorded Van Horn at Somo.
return
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From this reading Once the return boys were put ashore, and this was accomplished no later than three-thirty in the afternoon, he invited Chief Bashti on board.
returns
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From this reading On the way, he stopped at Binu to greet Chief Johnny and land a few Binu returns.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
Somo
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From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the way, he stopped at Binu to greet Chief Johnny and land a few Binu returns.
ten-mile
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From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Once the return boys were put ashore, and this was accomplished no later than three-thirty in the afternoon, he invited Chief Bashti on board.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
Then
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From this reading Then it was on to Somo, and to the end of voyaging for ever of the _Arangi_ and of many that were aboard of her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Once the return boys were put ashore, and this was accomplished no later than three-thirty in the afternoon, he invited Chief Bashti on board.
three-thirty
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From this reading Once the return boys were put ashore, and this was accomplished no later than three-thirty in the afternoon, he invited Chief Bashti on board.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
treatment
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From this reading Quite the opposite to his treatment at Langa-Langa was that accorded Van Horn at Somo.
up
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From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
Van
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From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
voyaging
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From this reading Then it was on to Somo, and to the end of voyaging for ever of the _Arangi_ and of many that were aboard of her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then it was on to Somo, and to the end of voyaging for ever of the _Arangi_ and of many that were aboard of her.
way
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From this reading On the way, he stopped at Binu to greet Chief Johnny and land a few Binu returns.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then it was on to Somo, and to the end of voyaging for ever of the _Arangi_ and of many that were aboard of her.
windwardnounUS /ˈwindward/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Back on board, Van Horn immediately hove short, hoisted sail, broke out the anchor, and filled away for the ten-mile beat up the lagoon to windward that would fetch Somo.
