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100
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From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
ACQUAINTANCE
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From this reading BETTER ACQUAINTANCE.
advantage
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From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
all
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From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To a great extent the missionaries have modified these barbarous habits, but the natives are still more or less farm-pillagers and cattle-lifters.
arrival
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From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
barbarous
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From this reading To a great extent the missionaries have modified these barbarous habits, but the natives are still more or less farm-pillagers and cattle-lifters.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
BETTER
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From this reading BETTER ACQUAINTANCE.
Bochjesmen
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From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
bulk
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From this reading Ten waggons, like the vehicle which Mokoum had taken to the Morgheda Falls, formed the bulk of the expedition.
bushman's
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From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
capable
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From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
cattle-lifters
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From this reading To a great extent the missionaries have modified these barbarous habits, but the natives are still more or less farm-pillagers and cattle-lifters.
command
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From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
composed
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From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
enduring
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From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
enemy's
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From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
escort
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From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
expedition
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From this reading Ten waggons, like the vehicle which Mokoum had taken to the Morgheda Falls, formed the bulk of the expedition.
extent
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From this reading To a great extent the missionaries have modified these barbarous habits, but the natives are still more or less farm-pillagers and cattle-lifters.
Falls
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From this reading Ten waggons, like the vehicle which Mokoum had taken to the Morgheda Falls, formed the bulk of the expedition.
farm-pillagers
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From this reading To a great extent the missionaries have modified these barbarous habits, but the natives are still more or less farm-pillagers and cattle-lifters.
fatigue
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From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
formed
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From this reading Ten waggons, like the vehicle which Mokoum had taken to the Morgheda Falls, formed the bulk of the expedition.
former
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From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
good-tempered
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From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
habits
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From this reading To a great extent the missionaries have modified these barbarous habits, but the natives are still more or less farm-pillagers and cattle-lifters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ten waggons, like the vehicle which Mokoum had taken to the Morgheda Falls, formed the bulk of the expedition.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To a great extent the missionaries have modified these barbarous habits, but the natives are still more or less farm-pillagers and cattle-lifters.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
industrious
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From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
inhospitable
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From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
less
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From this reading To a great extent the missionaries have modified these barbarous habits, but the natives are still more or less farm-pillagers and cattle-lifters.
like
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From this reading Ten waggons, like the vehicle which Mokoum had taken to the Morgheda Falls, formed the bulk of the expedition.
lying
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From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
massacre
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From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
men
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From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
missionaries
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From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
modified
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From this reading To a great extent the missionaries have modified these barbarous habits, but the natives are still more or less farm-pillagers and cattle-lifters.
Mokoum
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From this reading Ten waggons, like the vehicle which Mokoum had taken to the Morgheda Falls, formed the bulk of the expedition.
more
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From this reading To a great extent the missionaries have modified these barbarous habits, but the natives are still more or less farm-pillagers and cattle-lifters.
Morgheda
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From this reading Ten waggons, like the vehicle which Mokoum had taken to the Morgheda Falls, formed the bulk of the expedition.
murder
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From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
natives
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From this reading To a great extent the missionaries have modified these barbarous habits, but the natives are still more or less farm-pillagers and cattle-lifters.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To a great extent the missionaries have modified these barbarous habits, but the natives are still more or less farm-pillagers and cattle-lifters.
people
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From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
physical
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From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
pillage
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From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
race
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From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
sleep
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From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To a great extent the missionaries have modified these barbarous habits, but the natives are still more or less farm-pillagers and cattle-lifters.
taken
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From this reading Ten waggons, like the vehicle which Mokoum had taken to the Morgheda Falls, formed the bulk of the expedition.
taking
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From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
Ten
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From this reading Ten waggons, like the vehicle which Mokoum had taken to the Morgheda Falls, formed the bulk of the expedition.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
times
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From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
vehicle
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From this reading Ten waggons, like the vehicle which Mokoum had taken to the Morgheda Falls, formed the bulk of the expedition.
waggons
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From this reading Ten waggons, like the vehicle which Mokoum had taken to the Morgheda Falls, formed the bulk of the expedition.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The escort under the bushman's command was composed of 100 men, all Bochjesmen--an industrious, good-tempered people, capable of enduring great physical fatigue.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In former times, before the arrival of the missionaries, these Bochjesmen were a lying, inhospitable race, thinking of nothing but murder and pillage, and ever taking advantage of an enemy's sleep to massacre him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ten waggons, like the vehicle which Mokoum had taken to the Morgheda Falls, formed the bulk of the expedition.
