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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 AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
According
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From this reading According to his own account he had started life as a ship's purser.
account
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From this reading According to his own account he had started life as a ship's purser.
accuracy
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From this reading People who were more fond of accuracy mentioned that as a matter of history he had first gone as cabin-boy in a palm oil brig.
Africa
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From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
age
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From this reading But be that as it may, he had been associated with the Coast from his earliest days, and at the age of five-and-twenty was trading there on his own account.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was shrewd, he was popular, he had the knack of resisting sickly climates, and he knew the possibilities of the Oil Rivers seaboard down to the last bag of kernels.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading According to his own account he had started life as a ship's purser.
associated
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From this reading But be that as it may, he had been associated with the Coast from his earliest days, and at the age of five-and-twenty was trading there on his own account.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
bag
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From this reading He was shrewd, he was popular, he had the knack of resisting sickly climates, and he knew the possibilities of the Oil Rivers seaboard down to the last bag of kernels.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But be that as it may, he had been associated with the Coast from his earliest days, and at the age of five-and-twenty was trading there on his own account.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But be that as it may, he had been associated with the Coast from his earliest days, and at the age of five-and-twenty was trading there on his own account.
brig
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From this reading People who were more fond of accuracy mentioned that as a matter of history he had first gone as cabin-boy in a palm oil brig.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But be that as it may, he had been associated with the Coast from his earliest days, and at the age of five-and-twenty was trading there on his own account.
cabin-boynounUS /ˈkæbɪn bɔɪ/
a boy employed to help with duties on a ship
From this reading People who were more fond of accuracy mentioned that as a matter of history he had first gone as cabin-boy in a palm oil brig.
climates
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From this reading He was shrewd, he was popular, he had the knack of resisting sickly climates, and he knew the possibilities of the Oil Rivers seaboard down to the last bag of kernels.
Coast
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From this reading But be that as it may, he had been associated with the Coast from his earliest days, and at the age of five-and-twenty was trading there on his own account.
considerable
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From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
days
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From this reading But be that as it may, he had been associated with the Coast from his earliest days, and at the age of five-and-twenty was trading there on his own account.
deceased
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From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
down
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From this reading He was shrewd, he was popular, he had the knack of resisting sickly climates, and he knew the possibilities of the Oil Rivers seaboard down to the last bag of kernels.
earliest
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From this reading But be that as it may, he had been associated with the Coast from his earliest days, and at the age of five-and-twenty was trading there on his own account.
END
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From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
extracted
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From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People who were more fond of accuracy mentioned that as a matter of history he had first gone as cabin-boy in a palm oil brig.
five-and-twenty
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From this reading But be that as it may, he had been associated with the Coast from his earliest days, and at the age of five-and-twenty was trading there on his own account.
fond
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From this reading People who were more fond of accuracy mentioned that as a matter of history he had first gone as cabin-boy in a palm oil brig.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
Godfrey
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From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
gone
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From this reading People who were more fond of accuracy mentioned that as a matter of history he had first gone as cabin-boy in a palm oil brig.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was shrewd, he was popular, he had the knack of resisting sickly climates, and he knew the possibilities of the Oil Rivers seaboard down to the last bag of kernels.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
history
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From this reading People who were more fond of accuracy mentioned that as a matter of history he had first gone as cabin-boy in a palm oil brig.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But be that as it may, he had been associated with the Coast from his earliest days, and at the age of five-and-twenty was trading there on his own account.
kernels
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From this reading He was shrewd, he was popular, he had the knack of resisting sickly climates, and he knew the possibilities of the Oil Rivers seaboard down to the last bag of kernels.
knack
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From this reading He was shrewd, he was popular, he had the knack of resisting sickly climates, and he knew the possibilities of the Oil Rivers seaboard down to the last bag of kernels.
knew
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From this reading He was shrewd, he was popular, he had the knack of resisting sickly climates, and he knew the possibilities of the Oil Rivers seaboard down to the last bag of kernels.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was shrewd, he was popular, he had the knack of resisting sickly climates, and he knew the possibilities of the Oil Rivers seaboard down to the last bag of kernels.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
LIVERPOOL
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From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
man
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From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
matter
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From this reading People who were more fond of accuracy mentioned that as a matter of history he had first gone as cabin-boy in a palm oil brig.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But be that as it may, he had been associated with the Coast from his earliest days, and at the age of five-and-twenty was trading there on his own account.
mentioned
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From this reading People who were more fond of accuracy mentioned that as a matter of history he had first gone as cabin-boy in a palm oil brig.
money
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From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
more
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From this reading People who were more fond of accuracy mentioned that as a matter of history he had first gone as cabin-boy in a palm oil brig.
Now
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From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
O'Neill
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From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
OilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading He was shrewd, he was popular, he had the knack of resisting sickly climates, and he knew the possibilities of the Oil Rivers seaboard down to the last bag of kernels.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But be that as it may, he had been associated with the Coast from his earliest days, and at the age of five-and-twenty was trading there on his own account.
own
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From this reading According to his own account he had started life as a ship's purser.
palm
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From this reading People who were more fond of accuracy mentioned that as a matter of history he had first gone as cabin-boy in a palm oil brig.
People
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From this reading People who were more fond of accuracy mentioned that as a matter of history he had first gone as cabin-boy in a palm oil brig.
popular
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From this reading He was shrewd, he was popular, he had the knack of resisting sickly climates, and he knew the possibilities of the Oil Rivers seaboard down to the last bag of kernels.
possibilities
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From this reading He was shrewd, he was popular, he had the knack of resisting sickly climates, and he knew the possibilities of the Oil Rivers seaboard down to the last bag of kernels.
purser
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From this reading According to his own account he had started life as a ship's purser.
resisting
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From this reading He was shrewd, he was popular, he had the knack of resisting sickly climates, and he knew the possibilities of the Oil Rivers seaboard down to the last bag of kernels.
Rivers
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From this reading He was shrewd, he was popular, he had the knack of resisting sickly climates, and he knew the possibilities of the Oil Rivers seaboard down to the last bag of kernels.
seaboard
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From this reading He was shrewd, he was popular, he had the knack of resisting sickly climates, and he knew the possibilities of the Oil Rivers seaboard down to the last bag of kernels.
ship's
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From this reading According to his own account he had started life as a ship's purser.
shrewd
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From this reading He was shrewd, he was popular, he had the knack of resisting sickly climates, and he knew the possibilities of the Oil Rivers seaboard down to the last bag of kernels.
sickly
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From this reading He was shrewd, he was popular, he had the knack of resisting sickly climates, and he knew the possibilities of the Oil Rivers seaboard down to the last bag of kernels.
started
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From this reading According to his own account he had started life as a ship's purser.
sums
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From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading People who were more fond of accuracy mentioned that as a matter of history he had first gone as cabin-boy in a palm oil brig.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
there
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From this reading But be that as it may, he had been associated with the Coast from his earliest days, and at the age of five-and-twenty was trading there on his own account.
times
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From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was shrewd, he was popular, he had the knack of resisting sickly climates, and he knew the possibilities of the Oil Rivers seaboard down to the last bag of kernels.
trading
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From this reading But be that as it may, he had been associated with the Coast from his earliest days, and at the age of five-and-twenty was trading there on his own account.
various
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From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
very
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From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading People who were more fond of accuracy mentioned that as a matter of history he had first gone as cabin-boy in a palm oil brig.
West
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From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading AT THE LIVERPOOL END Now, Godfrey O'Neill, deceased, was a man who at various times in his life had extracted from West Africa very considerable sums of money.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But be that as it may, he had been associated with the Coast from his earliest days, and at the age of five-and-twenty was trading there on his own account.
