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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 Among others, Kooloo was a candidate for my friendship; and being a comely youth, quite a buck in his way, I accepted his overtures.
accepted
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From this reading Among others, Kooloo was a candidate for my friendship; and being a comely youth, quite a buck in his way, I accepted his overtures.
all
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From this reading Kooloo, running over his qualifications as a friend, first of all informed me that he was a “Mickonaree,” thus declaring his communion with the church.
almost
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From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among others, Kooloo was a candidate for my friendship; and being a comely youth, quite a buck in his way, I accepted his overtures.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Among others, Kooloo was a candidate for my friendship; and being a comely youth, quite a buck in his way, I accepted his overtures.
arrival
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From this reading The arrival of the chests made my friend, the doctor, by far the wealthiest man of the party.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By this, I escaped the importunities of the rest; for be it known that, though little inclined to jealousy in love matters, the Tahitian will hear of no rivals in his friendship.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Among others, Kooloo was a candidate for my friendship; and being a comely youth, quite a buck in his way, I accepted his overtures.
better
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From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
buck
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From this reading Among others, Kooloo was a candidate for my friendship; and being a comely youth, quite a buck in his way, I accepted his overtures.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The arrival of the chests made my friend, the doctor, by far the wealthiest man of the party.
candidate
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From this reading Among others, Kooloo was a candidate for my friendship; and being a comely youth, quite a buck in his way, I accepted his overtures.
chests
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From this reading The arrival of the chests made my friend, the doctor, by far the wealthiest man of the party.
church
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From this reading Kooloo, running over his qualifications as a friend, first of all informed me that he was a “Mickonaree,” thus declaring his communion with the church.
comely
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From this reading Among others, Kooloo was a candidate for my friendship; and being a comely youth, quite a buck in his way, I accepted his overtures.
communion
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From this reading Kooloo, running over his qualifications as a friend, first of all informed me that he was a “Mickonaree,” thus declaring his communion with the church.
courted
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From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
declaring
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From this reading Kooloo, running over his qualifications as a friend, first of all informed me that he was a “Mickonaree,” thus declaring his communion with the church.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The arrival of the chests made my friend, the doctor, by far the wealthiest man of the party.
escaped
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From this reading By this, I escaped the importunities of the rest; for be it known that, though little inclined to jealousy in love matters, the Tahitian will hear of no rivals in his friendship.
far
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From this reading The arrival of the chests made my friend, the doctor, by far the wealthiest man of the party.
favour
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From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kooloo, running over his qualifications as a friend, first of all informed me that he was a “Mickonaree,” thus declaring his communion with the church.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
friend
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From this reading The arrival of the chests made my friend, the doctor, by far the wealthiest man of the party.
friendship
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From this reading Among others, Kooloo was a candidate for my friendship; and being a comely youth, quite a buck in his way, I accepted his overtures.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kooloo, running over his qualifications as a friend, first of all informed me that he was a “Mickonaree,” thus declaring his communion with the church.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this, I escaped the importunities of the rest; for be it known that, though little inclined to jealousy in love matters, the Tahitian will hear of no rivals in his friendship.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
importunities
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From this reading By this, I escaped the importunities of the rest; for be it known that, though little inclined to jealousy in love matters, the Tahitian will hear of no rivals in his friendship.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Among others, Kooloo was a candidate for my friendship; and being a comely youth, quite a buck in his way, I accepted his overtures.
inclined
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From this reading By this, I escaped the importunities of the rest; for be it known that, though little inclined to jealousy in love matters, the Tahitian will hear of no rivals in his friendship.
informed
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From this reading Kooloo, running over his qualifications as a friend, first of all informed me that he was a “Mickonaree,” thus declaring his communion with the church.
intimacy
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From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By this, I escaped the importunities of the rest; for be it known that, though little inclined to jealousy in love matters, the Tahitian will hear of no rivals in his friendship.
jealousy
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From this reading By this, I escaped the importunities of the rest; for be it known that, though little inclined to jealousy in love matters, the Tahitian will hear of no rivals in his friendship.
known
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From this reading By this, I escaped the importunities of the rest; for be it known that, though little inclined to jealousy in love matters, the Tahitian will hear of no rivals in his friendship.
Kooloo
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From this reading Among others, Kooloo was a candidate for my friendship; and being a comely youth, quite a buck in his way, I accepted his overtures.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
love
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From this reading By this, I escaped the importunities of the rest; for be it known that, though little inclined to jealousy in love matters, the Tahitian will hear of no rivals in his friendship.
made
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From this reading The arrival of the chests made my friend, the doctor, by far the wealthiest man of the party.
man
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From this reading The arrival of the chests made my friend, the doctor, by far the wealthiest man of the party.
matters
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From this reading By this, I escaped the importunities of the rest; for be it known that, though little inclined to jealousy in love matters, the Tahitian will hear of no rivals in his friendship.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
Mickonaree
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From this reading Kooloo, running over his qualifications as a friend, first of all informed me that he was a “Mickonaree,” thus declaring his communion with the church.
much
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From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The arrival of the chests made my friend, the doctor, by far the wealthiest man of the party.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
natives
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From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading By this, I escaped the importunities of the rest; for be it known that, though little inclined to jealousy in love matters, the Tahitian will hear of no rivals in his friendship.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The arrival of the chests made my friend, the doctor, by far the wealthiest man of the party.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
others
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From this reading Among others, Kooloo was a candidate for my friendship; and being a comely youth, quite a buck in his way, I accepted his overtures.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Kooloo, running over his qualifications as a friend, first of all informed me that he was a “Mickonaree,” thus declaring his communion with the church.
overtures
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From this reading Among others, Kooloo was a candidate for my friendship; and being a comely youth, quite a buck in his way, I accepted his overtures.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The arrival of the chests made my friend, the doctor, by far the wealthiest man of the party.
qualifications
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From this reading Kooloo, running over his qualifications as a friend, first of all informed me that he was a “Mickonaree,” thus declaring his communion with the church.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among others, Kooloo was a candidate for my friendship; and being a comely youth, quite a buck in his way, I accepted his overtures.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this, I escaped the importunities of the rest; for be it known that, though little inclined to jealousy in love matters, the Tahitian will hear of no rivals in his friendship.
rivals
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From this reading By this, I escaped the importunities of the rest; for be it known that, though little inclined to jealousy in love matters, the Tahitian will hear of no rivals in his friendship.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Kooloo, running over his qualifications as a friend, first of all informed me that he was a “Mickonaree,” thus declaring his communion with the church.
seeing
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From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
Tahitian
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From this reading By this, I escaped the importunities of the rest; for be it known that, though little inclined to jealousy in love matters, the Tahitian will hear of no rivals in his friendship.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The arrival of the chests made my friend, the doctor, by far the wealthiest man of the party.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this, I escaped the importunities of the rest; for be it known that, though little inclined to jealousy in love matters, the Tahitian will hear of no rivals in his friendship.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading So much the better for me, seeing that I had little or nothing myself; though, from our intimacy, the natives courted my favour almost as much as his.
thus
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From this reading Kooloo, running over his qualifications as a friend, first of all informed me that he was a “Mickonaree,” thus declaring his communion with the church.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By this, I escaped the importunities of the rest; for be it known that, though little inclined to jealousy in love matters, the Tahitian will hear of no rivals in his friendship.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among others, Kooloo was a candidate for my friendship; and being a comely youth, quite a buck in his way, I accepted his overtures.
way
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From this reading Among others, Kooloo was a candidate for my friendship; and being a comely youth, quite a buck in his way, I accepted his overtures.
wealthiest
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From this reading The arrival of the chests made my friend, the doctor, by far the wealthiest man of the party.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading By this, I escaped the importunities of the rest; for be it known that, though little inclined to jealousy in love matters, the Tahitian will hear of no rivals in his friendship.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kooloo, running over his qualifications as a friend, first of all informed me that he was a “Mickonaree,” thus declaring his communion with the church.
youth
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From this reading Among others, Kooloo was a candidate for my friendship; and being a comely youth, quite a buck in his way, I accepted his overtures.
