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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 Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
adjusted
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From this reading Fastened simply by a single tuck, or by twisting the upper corners together, this garment frequently becomes disordered; thus affording an opportunity of being coquettishly adjusted.
affording
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From this reading Fastened simply by a single tuck, or by twisting the upper corners together, this garment frequently becomes disordered; thus affording an opportunity of being coquettishly adjusted.
almost
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From this reading Formerly, the girls spent their mornings like ladies at their tambour frames; now, they are lounged away in almost utter indolence.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Fastened simply by a single tuck, or by twisting the upper corners together, this garment frequently becomes disordered; thus affording an opportunity of being coquettishly adjusted.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Formerly, the girls spent their mornings like ladies at their tambour frames; now, they are lounged away in almost utter indolence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Formerly, the girls spent their mornings like ladies at their tambour frames; now, they are lounged away in almost utter indolence.
away
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From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
becomes
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From this reading Fastened simply by a single tuck, or by twisting the upper corners together, this garment frequently becomes disordered; thus affording an opportunity of being coquettishly adjusted.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
breadth
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From this reading The “kihee whihenee,” or petticoat, is a mere breadth of white cotton, or calico; loosely enveloping the person, from the waist to the feet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
bye
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From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
calico
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From this reading The “kihee whihenee,” or petticoat, is a mere breadth of white cotton, or calico; loosely enveloping the person, from the waist to the feet.
cloth-mallet
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From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
comprises
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From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
coquettishly
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From this reading Fastened simply by a single tuck, or by twisting the upper corners together, this garment frequently becomes disordered; thus affording an opportunity of being coquettishly adjusted.
corners
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From this reading Fastened simply by a single tuck, or by twisting the upper corners together, this garment frequently becomes disordered; thus affording an opportunity of being coquettishly adjusted.
cotton
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From this reading The “kihee whihenee,” or petticoat, is a mere breadth of white cotton, or calico; loosely enveloping the person, from the waist to the feet.
credit
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From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
died
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From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
disordered
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From this reading Fastened simply by a single tuck, or by twisting the upper corners together, this garment frequently becomes disordered; thus affording an opportunity of being coquettishly adjusted.
echoes
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From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
employment
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From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
entitled
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From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
enveloping
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From this reading The “kihee whihenee,” or petticoat, is a mere breadth of white cotton, or calico; loosely enveloping the person, from the waist to the feet.
ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
Fastened
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From this reading Fastened simply by a single tuck, or by twisting the upper corners together, this garment frequently becomes disordered; thus affording an opportunity of being coquettishly adjusted.
feet
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From this reading The “kihee whihenee,” or petticoat, is a mere breadth of white cotton, or calico; loosely enveloping the person, from the waist to the feet.
Formerly
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From this reading Formerly, the girls spent their mornings like ladies at their tambour frames; now, they are lounged away in almost utter indolence.
frames
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From this reading Formerly, the girls spent their mornings like ladies at their tambour frames; now, they are lounged away in almost utter indolence.
frequently
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From this reading Fastened simply by a single tuck, or by twisting the upper corners together, this garment frequently becomes disordered; thus affording an opportunity of being coquettishly adjusted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The “kihee whihenee,” or petticoat, is a mere breadth of white cotton, or calico; loosely enveloping the person, from the waist to the feet.
garment
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From this reading Fastened simply by a single tuck, or by twisting the upper corners together, this garment frequently becomes disordered; thus affording an opportunity of being coquettishly adjusted.
garments
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From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
girls
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From this reading Formerly, the girls spent their mornings like ladies at their tambour frames; now, they are lounged away in almost utter indolence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
indolence
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From this reading Formerly, the girls spent their mornings like ladies at their tambour frames; now, they are lounged away in almost utter indolence.
inflicted
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From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
kihee
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From this reading The “kihee whihenee,” or petticoat, is a mere breadth of white cotton, or calico; loosely enveloping the person, from the waist to the feet.
ladies
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From this reading Formerly, the girls spent their mornings like ladies at their tambour frames; now, they are lounged away in almost utter indolence.
like
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From this reading Formerly, the girls spent their mornings like ladies at their tambour frames; now, they are lounged away in almost utter indolence.
listless
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From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
loosely
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From this reading The “kihee whihenee,” or petticoat, is a mere breadth of white cotton, or calico; loosely enveloping the person, from the waist to the feet.
lounged
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From this reading Formerly, the girls spent their mornings like ladies at their tambour frames; now, they are lounged away in almost utter indolence.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
making
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From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
mere
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From this reading The “kihee whihenee,” or petticoat, is a mere breadth of white cotton, or calico; loosely enveloping the person, from the waist to the feet.
mission
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From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
mornings
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From this reading Formerly, the girls spent their mornings like ladies at their tambour frames; now, they are lounged away in almost utter indolence.
most
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From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
now
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From this reading Formerly, the girls spent their mornings like ladies at their tambour frames; now, they are lounged away in almost utter indolence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
opportunity
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From this reading Fastened simply by a single tuck, or by twisting the upper corners together, this garment frequently becomes disordered; thus affording an opportunity of being coquettishly adjusted.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
own
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From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
person
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From this reading The “kihee whihenee,” or petticoat, is a mere breadth of white cotton, or calico; loosely enveloping the person, from the waist to the feet.
petticoat
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From this reading The “kihee whihenee,” or petticoat, is a mere breadth of white cotton, or calico; loosely enveloping the person, from the waist to the feet.
punishment
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From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
sew
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From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
simply
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From this reading Fastened simply by a single tuck, or by twisting the upper corners together, this garment frequently becomes disordered; thus affording an opportunity of being coquettishly adjusted.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
single
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From this reading Fastened simply by a single tuck, or by twisting the upper corners together, this garment frequently becomes disordered; thus affording an opportunity of being coquettishly adjusted.
spent
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From this reading Formerly, the girls spent their mornings like ladies at their tambour frames; now, they are lounged away in almost utter indolence.
stitch
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From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
Tahiti
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From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
tambour
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From this reading Formerly, the girls spent their mornings like ladies at their tambour frames; now, they are lounged away in almost utter indolence.
tappa
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From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
teaching
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From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Formerly, the girls spent their mornings like ladies at their tambour frames; now, they are lounged away in almost utter indolence.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Formerly, the girls spent their mornings like ladies at their tambour frames; now, they are lounged away in almost utter indolence.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
thus
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From this reading Fastened simply by a single tuck, or by twisting the upper corners together, this garment frequently becomes disordered; thus affording an opportunity of being coquettishly adjusted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
together
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From this reading Fastened simply by a single tuck, or by twisting the upper corners together, this garment frequently becomes disordered; thus affording an opportunity of being coquettishly adjusted.
True
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From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
tuck
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From this reading Fastened simply by a single tuck, or by twisting the upper corners together, this garment frequently becomes disordered; thus affording an opportunity of being coquettishly adjusted.
twisting
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From this reading Fastened simply by a single tuck, or by twisting the upper corners together, this garment frequently becomes disordered; thus affording an opportunity of being coquettishly adjusted.
two
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From this reading True, most of them make their own garments; but this comprises but a stitch or two; the ladies of the mission, by the bye, being entitled to the credit of teaching them to sew.
upper
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From this reading Fastened simply by a single tuck, or by twisting the upper corners together, this garment frequently becomes disordered; thus affording an opportunity of being coquettishly adjusted.
utter
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From this reading Formerly, the girls spent their mornings like ladies at their tambour frames; now, they are lounged away in almost utter indolence.
valleys
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From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
waist
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From this reading The “kihee whihenee,” or petticoat, is a mere breadth of white cotton, or calico; loosely enveloping the person, from the waist to the feet.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Except where the employment of making “tappa” is inflicted as a punishment, the echoes of the cloth-mallet have long since died away in the listless valleys of Tahiti.
whihenee
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From this reading The “kihee whihenee,” or petticoat, is a mere breadth of white cotton, or calico; loosely enveloping the person, from the waist to the feet.
white
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From this reading The “kihee whihenee,” or petticoat, is a mere breadth of white cotton, or calico; loosely enveloping the person, from the waist to the feet.
