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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 He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ‘You who have knocked about the Western Pacific must have heard of him.
all
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From this reading ‘It all begins, as I’ve told you, with the man called Brown,’ ran the opening sentence of Marlow’s narrative.
always
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘It all begins, as I’ve told you, with the man called Brown,’ ran the opening sentence of Marlow’s narrative.
Australian
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
baronet
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From this reading They never failed to let you know, too, that he was supposed to be the son of a baronet.
Bay
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
became
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From this reading Be it as it may, it is certain he had deserted from a home ship in the early gold-digging days, and in a few years became talked about as the terror of this or that group of islands in Polynesia.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
begins
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From this reading ‘It all begins, as I’ve told you, with the man called Brown,’ ran the opening sentence of Marlow’s narrative.
Brown
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From this reading ‘It all begins, as I’ve told you, with the man called Brown,’ ran the opening sentence of Marlow’s narrative.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
called
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From this reading ‘It all begins, as I’ve told you, with the man called Brown,’ ran the opening sentence of Marlow’s narrative.
Cape
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
certain
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From this reading Be it as it may, it is certain he had deserted from a home ship in the early gold-digging days, and in a few years became talked about as the terror of this or that group of islands in Polynesia.
coast
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
days
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From this reading Be it as it may, it is certain he had deserted from a home ship in the early gold-digging days, and in a few years became talked about as the terror of this or that group of islands in Polynesia.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Be it as it may, it is certain he had deserted from a home ship in the early gold-digging days, and in a few years became talked about as the terror of this or that group of islands in Polynesia.
early
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From this reading Be it as it may, it is certain he had deserted from a home ship in the early gold-digging days, and in a few years became talked about as the terror of this or that group of islands in Polynesia.
Eden
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
enough
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
failed
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From this reading They never failed to let you know, too, that he was supposed to be the son of a baronet.
few
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From this reading Be it as it may, it is certain he had deserted from a home ship in the early gold-digging days, and in a few years became talked about as the terror of this or that group of islands in Polynesia.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
gold-digging
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From this reading Be it as it may, it is certain he had deserted from a home ship in the early gold-digging days, and in a few years became talked about as the terror of this or that group of islands in Polynesia.
group
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From this reading Be it as it may, it is certain he had deserted from a home ship in the early gold-digging days, and in a few years became talked about as the terror of this or that group of islands in Polynesia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Be it as it may, it is certain he had deserted from a home ship in the early gold-digging days, and in a few years became talked about as the terror of this or that group of islands in Polynesia.
hang
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘You who have knocked about the Western Pacific must have heard of him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
heard
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From this reading ‘You who have knocked about the Western Pacific must have heard of him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘You who have knocked about the Western Pacific must have heard of him.
home
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
I've
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From this reading ‘It all begins, as I’ve told you, with the man called Brown,’ ran the opening sentence of Marlow’s narrative.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
islands
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From this reading Be it as it may, it is certain he had deserted from a home ship in the early gold-digging days, and in a few years became talked about as the terror of this or that group of islands in Polynesia.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘It all begins, as I’ve told you, with the man called Brown,’ ran the opening sentence of Marlow’s narrative.
knocked
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From this reading ‘You who have knocked about the Western Pacific must have heard of him.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They never failed to let you know, too, that he was supposed to be the son of a baronet.
lawless
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading They never failed to let you know, too, that he was supposed to be the son of a baronet.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
man
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From this reading ‘It all begins, as I’ve told you, with the man called Brown,’ ran the opening sentence of Marlow’s narrative.
Marlow's
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From this reading ‘It all begins, as I’ve told you, with the man called Brown,’ ran the opening sentence of Marlow’s narrative.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Be it as it may, it is certain he had deserted from a home ship in the early gold-digging days, and in a few years became talked about as the terror of this or that group of islands in Polynesia.
mildest
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
more
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘You who have knocked about the Western Pacific must have heard of him.
narrative
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From this reading ‘It all begins, as I’ve told you, with the man called Brown,’ ran the opening sentence of Marlow’s narrative.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They never failed to let you know, too, that he was supposed to be the son of a baronet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘It all begins, as I’ve told you, with the man called Brown,’ ran the opening sentence of Marlow’s narrative.
often
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
opening
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From this reading ‘It all begins, as I’ve told you, with the man called Brown,’ ran the opening sentence of Marlow’s narrative.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Be it as it may, it is certain he had deserted from a home ship in the early gold-digging days, and in a few years became talked about as the terror of this or that group of islands in Polynesia.
out
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
Pacific
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From this reading ‘You who have knocked about the Western Pacific must have heard of him.
place
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
Polynesia
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From this reading Be it as it may, it is certain he had deserted from a home ship in the early gold-digging days, and in a few years became talked about as the terror of this or that group of islands in Polynesia.
ran
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From this reading ‘It all begins, as I’ve told you, with the man called Brown,’ ran the opening sentence of Marlow’s narrative.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
ruffian
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
seen
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
sentence
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From this reading ‘It all begins, as I’ve told you, with the man called Brown,’ ran the opening sentence of Marlow’s narrative.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be it as it may, it is certain he had deserted from a home ship in the early gold-digging days, and in a few years became talked about as the terror of this or that group of islands in Polynesia.
show
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
son
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From this reading They never failed to let you know, too, that he was supposed to be the son of a baronet.
stories
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
supposed
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From this reading They never failed to let you know, too, that he was supposed to be the son of a baronet.
talked
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From this reading Be it as it may, it is certain he had deserted from a home ship in the early gold-digging days, and in a few years became talked about as the terror of this or that group of islands in Polynesia.
terror
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From this reading Be it as it may, it is certain he had deserted from a home ship in the early gold-digging days, and in a few years became talked about as the terror of this or that group of islands in Polynesia.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘It all begins, as I’ve told you, with the man called Brown,’ ran the opening sentence of Marlow’s narrative.
there
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They never failed to let you know, too, that he was supposed to be the son of a baronet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Be it as it may, it is certain he had deserted from a home ship in the early gold-digging days, and in a few years became talked about as the terror of this or that group of islands in Polynesia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘It all begins, as I’ve told you, with the man called Brown,’ ran the opening sentence of Marlow’s narrative.
too
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From this reading They never failed to let you know, too, that he was supposed to be the son of a baronet.
treated
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
trotted
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
visitor
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
Western
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From this reading ‘You who have knocked about the Western Pacific must have heard of him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ‘You who have knocked about the Western Pacific must have heard of him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘It all begins, as I’ve told you, with the man called Brown,’ ran the opening sentence of Marlow’s narrative.
years
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From this reading Be it as it may, it is certain he had deserted from a home ship in the early gold-digging days, and in a few years became talked about as the terror of this or that group of islands in Polynesia.
York
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From this reading He was the show ruffian on the Australian coast--not that he was often to be seen there, but because he was always trotted out in the stories of lawless life a visitor from home is treated to; and the mildest of these stories which were told about him from Cape York to Eden Bay was more than enough to hang a man if told in the right place.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘It all begins, as I’ve told you, with the man called Brown,’ ran the opening sentence of Marlow’s narrative.
