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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 Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
adjacent
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From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
alarmed
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From this reading Be not alarmed; but he wore his knife in the lobe of his dexter ear, which, by constant elongation almost drooped upon his shoulder.
almost
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From this reading Be not alarmed; but he wore his knife in the lobe of his dexter ear, which, by constant elongation almost drooped upon his shoulder.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Though manly enough, nay, an obelisk in stature, the savage was far from being sentimentally prepossessing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
any
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From this reading Like any man of mark, Samoa best speaks for himself; but we may as well convey some idea of his person.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Like any man of mark, Samoa best speaks for himself; but we may as well convey some idea of his person.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
avoid
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From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be not alarmed; but he wore his knife in the lobe of his dexter ear, which, by constant elongation almost drooped upon his shoulder.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Though manly enough, nay, an obelisk in stature, the savage was far from being sentimentally prepossessing.
Belisarius
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From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
best
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From this reading Like any man of mark, Samoa best speaks for himself; but we may as well convey some idea of his person.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Like any man of mark, Samoa best speaks for himself; but we may as well convey some idea of his person.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
Chain
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From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
congratulating
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From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
constant
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From this reading Be not alarmed; but he wore his knife in the lobe of his dexter ear, which, by constant elongation almost drooped upon his shoulder.
convey
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From this reading Like any man of mark, Samoa best speaks for himself; but we may as well convey some idea of his person.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
countries
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From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
dexter
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From this reading Be not alarmed; but he wore his knife in the lobe of his dexter ear, which, by constant elongation almost drooped upon his shoulder.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
drooped
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From this reading Be not alarmed; but he wore his knife in the lobe of his dexter ear, which, by constant elongation almost drooped upon his shoulder.
ear
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From this reading Be not alarmed; but he wore his knife in the lobe of his dexter ear, which, by constant elongation almost drooped upon his shoulder.
elongation
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From this reading Be not alarmed; but he wore his knife in the lobe of his dexter ear, which, by constant elongation almost drooped upon his shoulder.
encountering
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From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
enough
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From this reading Though manly enough, nay, an obelisk in stature, the savage was far from being sentimentally prepossessing.
exceedingly
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From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
fail
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From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
fallen
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From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
far
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From this reading Though manly enough, nay, an obelisk in stature, the savage was far from being sentimentally prepossessing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Like any man of mark, Samoa best speaks for himself; but we may as well convey some idea of his person.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Though manly enough, nay, an obelisk in stature, the savage was far from being sentimentally prepossessing.
greatly
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From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Be not alarmed; but he wore his knife in the lobe of his dexter ear, which, by constant elongation almost drooped upon his shoulder.
hero
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From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Like any man of mark, Samoa best speaks for himself; but we may as well convey some idea of his person.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Like any man of mark, Samoa best speaks for himself; but we may as well convey some idea of his person.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
idea
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From this reading Like any man of mark, Samoa best speaks for himself; but we may as well convey some idea of his person.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
intention
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From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
Kingsmill
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From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
knife
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From this reading Be not alarmed; but he wore his knife in the lobe of his dexter ear, which, by constant elongation almost drooped upon his shoulder.
Like
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From this reading Like any man of mark, Samoa best speaks for himself; but we may as well convey some idea of his person.
lobe
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From this reading Be not alarmed; but he wore his knife in the lobe of his dexter ear, which, by constant elongation almost drooped upon his shoulder.
man
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From this reading Like any man of mark, Samoa best speaks for himself; but we may as well convey some idea of his person.
manly
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From this reading Though manly enough, nay, an obelisk in stature, the savage was far from being sentimentally prepossessing.
mark
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From this reading Like any man of mark, Samoa best speaks for himself; but we may as well convey some idea of his person.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Like any man of mark, Samoa best speaks for himself; but we may as well convey some idea of his person.
more
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From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Though manly enough, nay, an obelisk in stature, the savage was far from being sentimentally prepossessing.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
obelisk
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From this reading Though manly enough, nay, an obelisk in stature, the savage was far from being sentimentally prepossessing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
original
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From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
person
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From this reading Like any man of mark, Samoa best speaks for himself; but we may as well convey some idea of his person.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
prepossessing
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From this reading Though manly enough, nay, an obelisk in stature, the savage was far from being sentimentally prepossessing.
proving
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From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
Samoa
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From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
savage
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From this reading Though manly enough, nay, an obelisk in stature, the savage was far from being sentimentally prepossessing.
sentimentally
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From this reading Though manly enough, nay, an obelisk in stature, the savage was far from being sentimentally prepossessing.
shoulder
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From this reading Be not alarmed; but he wore his knife in the lobe of his dexter ear, which, by constant elongation almost drooped upon his shoulder.
some
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From this reading Like any man of mark, Samoa best speaks for himself; but we may as well convey some idea of his person.
speaks
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From this reading Like any man of mark, Samoa best speaks for himself; but we may as well convey some idea of his person.
stature
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From this reading Though manly enough, nay, an obelisk in stature, the savage was far from being sentimentally prepossessing.
strengthened
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From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though manly enough, nay, an obelisk in stature, the savage was far from being sentimentally prepossessing.
thus
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From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
touch
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From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
useful
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From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
various
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From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
ways
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From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Like any man of mark, Samoa best speaks for himself; but we may as well convey some idea of his person.
well
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From this reading Like any man of mark, Samoa best speaks for himself; but we may as well convey some idea of his person.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Be not alarmed; but he wore his knife in the lobe of his dexter ear, which, by constant elongation almost drooped upon his shoulder.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Nor could I avoid congratulating myself, upon having fallen in with a hero, who in various ways, could not fail of proving exceedingly useful.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My original intention to touch at the Kingsmill Chain, or the countries adjacent, was greatly strengthened by thus encountering Samoa; and the more I had to do with my Belisarius, the more I was pleased with him.
wore
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From this reading Be not alarmed; but he wore his knife in the lobe of his dexter ear, which, by constant elongation almost drooped upon his shoulder.
