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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 The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
abounded
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From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading During the remainder of the day we loitered about, talking over our plans.
Afrehitoo
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From this reading From Afrehitoo you went to this place by a lonely pathway leading through the wildest scenery in the world.
all
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From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
angling
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From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
banks
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From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From Afrehitoo you went to this place by a lonely pathway leading through the wildest scenery in the world.
came
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From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
concerning
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From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
considerable
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From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
day
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From this reading During the remainder of the day we loitered about, talking over our plans.
delicious
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From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the remainder of the day we loitered about, talking over our plans.
eagerness
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From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
embosomed
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From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
finest
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From this reading Upon its banks, moreover, grew the finest fruit of the islands, and in their greatest perfection.
fish
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From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
former
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From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Afrehitoo you went to this place by a lonely pathway leading through the wildest scenery in the world.
fruit
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From this reading Upon its banks, moreover, grew the finest fruit of the islands, and in their greatest perfection.
greatest
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From this reading Upon its banks, moreover, grew the finest fruit of the islands, and in their greatest perfection.
grew
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From this reading Upon its banks, moreover, grew the finest fruit of the islands, and in their greatest perfection.
groves
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From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
heard
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From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From Afrehitoo you went to this place by a lonely pathway leading through the wildest scenery in the world.
inland
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From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
islands
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From this reading Upon its banks, moreover, grew the finest fruit of the islands, and in their greatest perfection.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon its banks, moreover, grew the finest fruit of the islands, and in their greatest perfection.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
lake
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From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
leading
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From this reading From Afrehitoo you went to this place by a lonely pathway leading through the wildest scenery in the world.
loitered
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From this reading During the remainder of the day we loitered about, talking over our plans.
lonely
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From this reading From Afrehitoo you went to this place by a lonely pathway leading through the wildest scenery in the world.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Upon its banks, moreover, grew the finest fruit of the islands, and in their greatest perfection.
Much
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From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
occasionally
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From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the remainder of the day we loitered about, talking over our plans.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading During the remainder of the day we loitered about, talking over our plans.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading During the remainder of the day we loitered about, talking over our plans.
Papeetee
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From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
parties
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From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
pathway
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From this reading From Afrehitoo you went to this place by a lonely pathway leading through the wildest scenery in the world.
perfection
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From this reading Upon its banks, moreover, grew the finest fruit of the islands, and in their greatest perfection.
place
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From this reading From Afrehitoo you went to this place by a lonely pathway leading through the wildest scenery in the world.
plans
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From this reading During the remainder of the day we loitered about, talking over our plans.
remainder
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From this reading During the remainder of the day we loitered about, talking over our plans.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
scenery
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From this reading From Afrehitoo you went to this place by a lonely pathway leading through the wildest scenery in the world.
solitary
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From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
talking
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From this reading During the remainder of the day we loitered about, talking over our plans.
Tamai
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From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the remainder of the day we loitered about, talking over our plans.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Upon its banks, moreover, grew the finest fruit of the islands, and in their greatest perfection.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From Afrehitoo you went to this place by a lonely pathway leading through the wildest scenery in the world.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From Afrehitoo you went to this place by a lonely pathway leading through the wildest scenery in the world.
times
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From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
too
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From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
village
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From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
visit
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From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The doctor was all eagerness to visit Tamai, a solitary inland village, standing upon the banks of a considerable lake of the same name, and embosomed among groves.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading During the remainder of the day we loitered about, talking over our plans.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Afrehitoo you went to this place by a lonely pathway leading through the wildest scenery in the world.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Much, too, we had heard concerning the lake itself, which abounded in such delicious fish that, in former times, angling parties occasionally came over to it from Papeetee.
wildest
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From this reading From Afrehitoo you went to this place by a lonely pathway leading through the wildest scenery in the world.
world
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From this reading From Afrehitoo you went to this place by a lonely pathway leading through the wildest scenery in the world.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading From Afrehitoo you went to this place by a lonely pathway leading through the wildest scenery in the world.
