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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 For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading As his tattooing attracted so much remark, Hardy had a good deal to say concerning the manner in which that art was practised upon the island.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As his tattooing attracted so much remark, Hardy had a good deal to say concerning the manner in which that art was practised upon the island.
attracted
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From this reading As his tattooing attracted so much remark, Hardy had a good deal to say concerning the manner in which that art was practised upon the island.
away
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From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
cluster
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From this reading Throughout the entire cluster the tattooers of Hivarhoo enjoyed no small reputation.
concerning
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From this reading As his tattooing attracted so much remark, Hardy had a good deal to say concerning the manner in which that art was practised upon the island.
considerably
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From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
curious
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From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
customs
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From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
deal
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From this reading As his tattooing attracted so much remark, Hardy had a good deal to say concerning the manner in which that art was practised upon the island.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
differed
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From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
down
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From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
enjoyed
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From this reading Throughout the entire cluster the tattooers of Hivarhoo enjoyed no small reputation.
entire
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From this reading Throughout the entire cluster the tattooers of Hivarhoo enjoyed no small reputation.
familiar
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From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
friends
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From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
gathered
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From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As his tattooing attracted so much remark, Hardy had a good deal to say concerning the manner in which that art was practised upon the island.
group
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From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
Hardy
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From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As his tattooing attracted so much remark, Hardy had a good deal to say concerning the manner in which that art was practised upon the island.
Hivarhoo
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From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
information
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From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
intelligence
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From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
island
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From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
islands
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From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
Jule
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From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
lamentedverbUS /ləˈmentɪd/
expressed great sadness or disappointment
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
learned
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From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
leaving
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From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
lived
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From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
manner
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From this reading As his tattooing attracted so much remark, Hardy had a good deal to say concerning the manner in which that art was practised upon the island.
more
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From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
much
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From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Throughout the entire cluster the tattooers of Hivarhoo enjoyed no small reputation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
obtained
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From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
people
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From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
practised
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From this reading As his tattooing attracted so much remark, Hardy had a good deal to say concerning the manner in which that art was practised upon the island.
put
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From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
remark
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From this reading As his tattooing attracted so much remark, Hardy had a good deal to say concerning the manner in which that art was practised upon the island.
renegado
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From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
reputation
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From this reading Throughout the entire cluster the tattooers of Hivarhoo enjoyed no small reputation.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
say
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From this reading As his tattooing attracted so much remark, Hardy had a good deal to say concerning the manner in which that art was practised upon the island.
shortness
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From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
small
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From this reading Throughout the entire cluster the tattooers of Hivarhoo enjoyed no small reputation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
some
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From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
stay
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From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
surprise
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From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
tattooers
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From this reading Throughout the entire cluster the tattooers of Hivarhoo enjoyed no small reputation.
tattooing
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From this reading As his tattooing attracted so much remark, Hardy had a good deal to say concerning the manner in which that art was practised upon the island.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
things
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From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
ThroughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Throughout the entire cluster the tattooers of Hivarhoo enjoyed no small reputation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
tropical
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From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
Typee
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From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As his tattooing attracted so much remark, Hardy had a good deal to say concerning the manner in which that art was practised upon the island.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
valley
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From this reading From the little intelligence gathered, however, I learned to my surprise that, in some things, the people of Hivarhoo, though of the same group of islands, differed considerably from my tropical friends in the valley of Typee.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As his tattooing attracted so much remark, Hardy had a good deal to say concerning the manner in which that art was practised upon the island.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The renegado had lived so long on the island that its customs were quite familiar; and I much lamented that, from the shortness of our stay, he could not tell us more than he did.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As his tattooing attracted so much remark, Hardy had a good deal to say concerning the manner in which that art was practised upon the island.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading For a while leaving Little Jule to sail away by herself, I will here put down some curious information obtained from Hardy.
