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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 Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
accounted
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From this reading Just turned of twenty-five, he was accounted not only the handsomest man in his dominions, but throughout the lagoon.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
also
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
bestowed
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Just turned of twenty-five, he was accounted not only the handsomest man in his dominions, but throughout the lagoon.
called
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From this reading His comeliness, however, was so feminine, that he was sometimes called “Fonoo,” or the Girl.
collectively
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
comeliness
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From this reading His comeliness, however, was so feminine, that he was sometimes called “Fonoo,” or the Girl.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
Crossing
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
dominions
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
Donjalolo
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From this reading That monarch was Donjalolo.
engulfing
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
feminine
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From this reading His comeliness, however, was so feminine, that he was sometimes called “Fonoo,” or the Girl.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our first view of Juam was imposing.
Fonoo
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From this reading His comeliness, however, was so feminine, that he was sometimes called “Fonoo,” or the Girl.
Girl
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From this reading His comeliness, however, was so feminine, that he was sometimes called “Fonoo,” or the Girl.
handsomest
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From this reading Just turned of twenty-five, he was accounted not only the handsomest man in his dominions, but throughout the lagoon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just turned of twenty-five, he was accounted not only the handsomest man in his dominions, but throughout the lagoon.
hereabout
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just turned of twenty-five, he was accounted not only the handsomest man in his dominions, but throughout the lagoon.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading His comeliness, however, was so feminine, that he was sometimes called “Fonoo,” or the Girl.
imposing
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From this reading Our first view of Juam was imposing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just turned of twenty-five, he was accounted not only the handsomest man in his dominions, but throughout the lagoon.
islands
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
isles
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
Juam
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
Just
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From this reading Just turned of twenty-five, he was accounted not only the handsomest man in his dominions, but throughout the lagoon.
known
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
lagoon
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
largest
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
lay
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
man
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From this reading Just turned of twenty-five, he was accounted not only the handsomest man in his dominions, but throughout the lagoon.
monarch
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Just turned of twenty-five, he was accounted not only the handsomest man in his dominions, but throughout the lagoon.
now
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
only
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From this reading Just turned of twenty-five, he was accounted not only the handsomest man in his dominions, but throughout the lagoon.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His comeliness, however, was so feminine, that he was sometimes called “Fonoo,” or the Girl.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
reef
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
several
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His comeliness, however, was so feminine, that he was sometimes called “Fonoo,” or the Girl.
sometimes
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From this reading His comeliness, however, was so feminine, that he was sometimes called “Fonoo,” or the Girl.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That monarch was Donjalolo.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Just turned of twenty-five, he was accounted not only the handsomest man in his dominions, but throughout the lagoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
together
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
turned
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From this reading Just turned of twenty-five, he was accounted not only the handsomest man in his dominions, but throughout the lagoon.
twenty-five
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From this reading Just turned of twenty-five, he was accounted not only the handsomest man in his dominions, but throughout the lagoon.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
view
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From this reading Our first view of Juam was imposing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That monarch was Donjalolo.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
wooded
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From this reading Crossing the lagoon, our course now lay along the reef to Juam; a name bestowed upon one of the largest islands hereabout; and also, collectively, upon several wooded isles engulfing it, which together were known as the dominions of one monarch.
