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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 While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
also
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From this reading Sweet potatoes, Indian turnips, and yams were growing; also melons, a few pine-apples, and other fruits.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still more pleasing was the sight of young bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees set out with great care, as if, for once, the improvident Polynesian had thought of his posterity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
bread-fruit
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From this reading To my surprise, a fine strip of land in the vicinity of the hamlet, and protected seaward by a grove of cocoa-nut and bread-fruit trees, was under high cultivation.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this was the only instance of native thrift which ever came under my observation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To my surprise, a fine strip of land in the vicinity of the hamlet, and protected seaward by a grove of cocoa-nut and bread-fruit trees, was under high cultivation.
came
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From this reading But this was the only instance of native thrift which ever came under my observation.
care
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cocoa-nut
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From this reading To my surprise, a fine strip of land in the vicinity of the hamlet, and protected seaward by a grove of cocoa-nut and bread-fruit trees, was under high cultivation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
country
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From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
cultivation
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digestive
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From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
dinner
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From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this was the only instance of native thrift which ever came under my observation.
few
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From this reading Sweet potatoes, Indian turnips, and yams were growing; also melons, a few pine-apples, and other fruits.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To my surprise, a fine strip of land in the vicinity of the hamlet, and protected seaward by a grove of cocoa-nut and bread-fruit trees, was under high cultivation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Still more pleasing was the sight of young bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees set out with great care, as if, for once, the improvident Polynesian had thought of his posterity.
forth
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From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
fruits
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From this reading Sweet potatoes, Indian turnips, and yams were growing; also melons, a few pine-apples, and other fruits.
generous
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From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still more pleasing was the sight of young bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees set out with great care, as if, for once, the improvident Polynesian had thought of his posterity.
grove
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growing
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From this reading Sweet potatoes, Indian turnips, and yams were growing; also melons, a few pine-apples, and other fruits.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Still more pleasing was the sight of young bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees set out with great care, as if, for once, the improvident Polynesian had thought of his posterity.
hamlet
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
high
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From this reading To my surprise, a fine strip of land in the vicinity of the hamlet, and protected seaward by a grove of cocoa-nut and bread-fruit trees, was under high cultivation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Still more pleasing was the sight of young bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees set out with great care, as if, for once, the improvident Polynesian had thought of his posterity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Still more pleasing was the sight of young bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees set out with great care, as if, for once, the improvident Polynesian had thought of his posterity.
improvident
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To my surprise, a fine strip of land in the vicinity of the hamlet, and protected seaward by a grove of cocoa-nut and bread-fruit trees, was under high cultivation.
Indian
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From this reading Sweet potatoes, Indian turnips, and yams were growing; also melons, a few pine-apples, and other fruits.
instance
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From this reading But this was the only instance of native thrift which ever came under my observation.
land
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meal
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From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
melons
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From this reading Sweet potatoes, Indian turnips, and yams were growing; also melons, a few pine-apples, and other fruits.
more
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From this reading Still more pleasing was the sight of young bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees set out with great care, as if, for once, the improvident Polynesian had thought of his posterity.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To my surprise, a fine strip of land in the vicinity of the hamlet, and protected seaward by a grove of cocoa-nut and bread-fruit trees, was under high cultivation.
nap
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From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
native
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From this reading But this was the only instance of native thrift which ever came under my observation.
natives
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From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But this was the only instance of native thrift which ever came under my observation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To my surprise, a fine strip of land in the vicinity of the hamlet, and protected seaward by a grove of cocoa-nut and bread-fruit trees, was under high cultivation.
once
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From this reading Still more pleasing was the sight of young bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees set out with great care, as if, for once, the improvident Polynesian had thought of his posterity.
only
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From this reading But this was the only instance of native thrift which ever came under my observation.
other
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From this reading Sweet potatoes, Indian turnips, and yams were growing; also melons, a few pine-apples, and other fruits.
out
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From this reading Still more pleasing was the sight of young bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees set out with great care, as if, for once, the improvident Polynesian had thought of his posterity.
peep
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From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
pine-apples
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From this reading Sweet potatoes, Indian turnips, and yams were growing; also melons, a few pine-apples, and other fruits.
pleasing
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From this reading Still more pleasing was the sight of young bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees set out with great care, as if, for once, the improvident Polynesian had thought of his posterity.
Polynesian
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posterity
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potatoes
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From this reading Sweet potatoes, Indian turnips, and yams were growing; also melons, a few pine-apples, and other fruits.
produce
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From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
protected
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From this reading To my surprise, a fine strip of land in the vicinity of the hamlet, and protected seaward by a grove of cocoa-nut and bread-fruit trees, was under high cultivation.
seaward
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From this reading To my surprise, a fine strip of land in the vicinity of the hamlet, and protected seaward by a grove of cocoa-nut and bread-fruit trees, was under high cultivation.
set
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From this reading Still more pleasing was the sight of young bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees set out with great care, as if, for once, the improvident Polynesian had thought of his posterity.
sight
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From this reading Still more pleasing was the sight of young bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees set out with great care, as if, for once, the improvident Polynesian had thought of his posterity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still more pleasing was the sight of young bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees set out with great care, as if, for once, the improvident Polynesian had thought of his posterity.
strip
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From this reading To my surprise, a fine strip of land in the vicinity of the hamlet, and protected seaward by a grove of cocoa-nut and bread-fruit trees, was under high cultivation.
strolled
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From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
surprise
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From this reading To my surprise, a fine strip of land in the vicinity of the hamlet, and protected seaward by a grove of cocoa-nut and bread-fruit trees, was under high cultivation.
Sweet
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From this reading Sweet potatoes, Indian turnips, and yams were growing; also melons, a few pine-apples, and other fruits.
taking
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From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this was the only instance of native thrift which ever came under my observation.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still more pleasing was the sight of young bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees set out with great care, as if, for once, the improvident Polynesian had thought of his posterity.
thrift
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From this reading But this was the only instance of native thrift which ever came under my observation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
trees
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From this reading To my surprise, a fine strip of land in the vicinity of the hamlet, and protected seaward by a grove of cocoa-nut and bread-fruit trees, was under high cultivation.
turnips
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From this reading Sweet potatoes, Indian turnips, and yams were growing; also melons, a few pine-apples, and other fruits.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading To my surprise, a fine strip of land in the vicinity of the hamlet, and protected seaward by a grove of cocoa-nut and bread-fruit trees, was under high cultivation.
vicinity
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From this reading To my surprise, a fine strip of land in the vicinity of the hamlet, and protected seaward by a grove of cocoa-nut and bread-fruit trees, was under high cultivation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To my surprise, a fine strip of land in the vicinity of the hamlet, and protected seaward by a grove of cocoa-nut and bread-fruit trees, was under high cultivation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Still more pleasing was the sight of young bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees set out with great care, as if, for once, the improvident Polynesian had thought of his posterity.
yams
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From this reading Sweet potatoes, Indian turnips, and yams were growing; also melons, a few pine-apples, and other fruits.
young
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From this reading Still more pleasing was the sight of young bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees set out with great care, as if, for once, the improvident Polynesian had thought of his posterity.
