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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 Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Among these were two old ladies; but as they said nothing to us, we will say nothing about them; nor anything about the old men who managed the canoe.
accompanied
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From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
adieu
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From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among these were two old ladies; but as they said nothing to us, we will say nothing about them; nor anything about the old men who managed the canoe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Among these were two old ladies; but as they said nothing to us, we will say nothing about them; nor anything about the old men who managed the canoe.
aroha
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From this reading As we paddled away, they stood upon the beach, waving their hands, and crying out, “aroha! aroha!” (farewell! farewell!) as long as we were within hearing.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we paddled away, they stood upon the beach, waving their hands, and crying out, “aroha! aroha!” (farewell! farewell!) as long as we were within hearing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Very sad at parting with them, we endeavoured, nevertheless, to console ourselves in the society of our fellow-passengers.
away
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From this reading As we paddled away, they stood upon the beach, waving their hands, and crying out, “aroha! aroha!” (farewell! farewell!) as long as we were within hearing.
bade
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From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
beach
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From this reading As we paddled away, they stood upon the beach, waving their hands, and crying out, “aroha! aroha!” (farewell! farewell!) as long as we were within hearing.
Bright
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From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
brighter
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From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Among these were two old ladies; but as they said nothing to us, we will say nothing about them; nor anything about the old men who managed the canoe.
canoe
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From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
comfortable
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From this reading But of the three mischievous, dark-eyed young witches who lounged in the stern of that comfortable old island gondola, I have a great deal to say.
console
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From this reading Very sad at parting with them, we endeavoured, nevertheless, to console ourselves in the society of our fellow-passengers.
crying
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From this reading As we paddled away, they stood upon the beach, waving their hands, and crying out, “aroha! aroha!” (farewell! farewell!) as long as we were within hearing.
dark-eyed
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From this reading But of the three mischievous, dark-eyed young witches who lounged in the stern of that comfortable old island gondola, I have a great deal to say.
deal
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From this reading But of the three mischievous, dark-eyed young witches who lounged in the stern of that comfortable old island gondola, I have a great deal to say.
endeavoured
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From this reading Very sad at parting with them, we endeavoured, nevertheless, to console ourselves in the society of our fellow-passengers.
family
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From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
farewell
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From this reading As we paddled away, they stood upon the beach, waving their hands, and crying out, “aroha! aroha!” (farewell! farewell!) as long as we were within hearing.
fellow-passengers
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From this reading Very sad at parting with them, we endeavoured, nevertheless, to console ourselves in the society of our fellow-passengers.
gondola
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From this reading But of the three mischievous, dark-eyed young witches who lounged in the stern of that comfortable old island gondola, I have a great deal to say.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But of the three mischievous, dark-eyed young witches who lounged in the stern of that comfortable old island gondola, I have a great deal to say.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading As we paddled away, they stood upon the beach, waving their hands, and crying out, “aroha! aroha!” (farewell! farewell!) as long as we were within hearing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But of the three mischievous, dark-eyed young witches who lounged in the stern of that comfortable old island gondola, I have a great deal to say.
hearing
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From this reading As we paddled away, they stood upon the beach, waving their hands, and crying out, “aroha! aroha!” (farewell! farewell!) as long as we were within hearing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
hospitable
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From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But of the three mischievous, dark-eyed young witches who lounged in the stern of that comfortable old island gondola, I have a great deal to say.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Very sad at parting with them, we endeavoured, nevertheless, to console ourselves in the society of our fellow-passengers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
island
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From this reading But of the three mischievous, dark-eyed young witches who lounged in the stern of that comfortable old island gondola, I have a great deal to say.
ladies
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From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we paddled away, they stood upon the beach, waving their hands, and crying out, “aroha! aroha!” (farewell! farewell!) as long as we were within hearing.
lounged
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From this reading But of the three mischievous, dark-eyed young witches who lounged in the stern of that comfortable old island gondola, I have a great deal to say.
managed
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From this reading Among these were two old ladies; but as they said nothing to us, we will say nothing about them; nor anything about the old men who managed the canoe.
Marharvai
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From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
men
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From this reading Among these were two old ladies; but as they said nothing to us, we will say nothing about them; nor anything about the old men who managed the canoe.
mischievous
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From this reading But of the three mischievous, dark-eyed young witches who lounged in the stern of that comfortable old island gondola, I have a great deal to say.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Very sad at parting with them, we endeavoured, nevertheless, to console ourselves in the society of our fellow-passengers.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Among these were two old ladies; but as they said nothing to us, we will say nothing about them; nor anything about the old men who managed the canoe.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Among these were two old ladies; but as they said nothing to us, we will say nothing about them; nor anything about the old men who managed the canoe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
old
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From this reading Among these were two old ladies; but as they said nothing to us, we will say nothing about them; nor anything about the old men who managed the canoe.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Very sad at parting with them, we endeavoured, nevertheless, to console ourselves in the society of our fellow-passengers.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Very sad at parting with them, we endeavoured, nevertheless, to console ourselves in the society of our fellow-passengers.
out
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From this reading As we paddled away, they stood upon the beach, waving their hands, and crying out, “aroha! aroha!” (farewell! farewell!) as long as we were within hearing.
paddled
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From this reading As we paddled away, they stood upon the beach, waving their hands, and crying out, “aroha! aroha!” (farewell! farewell!) as long as we were within hearing.
parting
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From this reading Very sad at parting with them, we endeavoured, nevertheless, to console ourselves in the society of our fellow-passengers.
roomy
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From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
sad
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From this reading Very sad at parting with them, we endeavoured, nevertheless, to console ourselves in the society of our fellow-passengers.
said
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From this reading Among these were two old ladies; but as they said nothing to us, we will say nothing about them; nor anything about the old men who managed the canoe.
say
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From this reading Among these were two old ladies; but as they said nothing to us, we will say nothing about them; nor anything about the old men who managed the canoe.
smiles
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From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
society
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From this reading Very sad at parting with them, we endeavoured, nevertheless, to console ourselves in the society of our fellow-passengers.
sort
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From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
sprang
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From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
stern
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From this reading But of the three mischievous, dark-eyed young witches who lounged in the stern of that comfortable old island gondola, I have a great deal to say.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we paddled away, they stood upon the beach, waving their hands, and crying out, “aroha! aroha!” (farewell! farewell!) as long as we were within hearing.
tenantry
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From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But of the three mischievous, dark-eyed young witches who lounged in the stern of that comfortable old island gondola, I have a great deal to say.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As we paddled away, they stood upon the beach, waving their hands, and crying out, “aroha! aroha!” (farewell! farewell!) as long as we were within hearing.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Very sad at parting with them, we endeavoured, nevertheless, to console ourselves in the society of our fellow-passengers.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Among these were two old ladies; but as they said nothing to us, we will say nothing about them; nor anything about the old men who managed the canoe.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As we paddled away, they stood upon the beach, waving their hands, and crying out, “aroha! aroha!” (farewell! farewell!) as long as we were within hearing.
three
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From this reading But of the three mischievous, dark-eyed young witches who lounged in the stern of that comfortable old island gondola, I have a great deal to say.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
two
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From this reading Among these were two old ladies; but as they said nothing to us, we will say nothing about them; nor anything about the old men who managed the canoe.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As we paddled away, they stood upon the beach, waving their hands, and crying out, “aroha! aroha!” (farewell! farewell!) as long as we were within hearing.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
Very
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From this reading Very sad at parting with them, we endeavoured, nevertheless, to console ourselves in the society of our fellow-passengers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
waving
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From this reading As we paddled away, they stood upon the beach, waving their hands, and crying out, “aroha! aroha!” (farewell! farewell!) as long as we were within hearing.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As we paddled away, they stood upon the beach, waving their hands, and crying out, “aroha! aroha!” (farewell! farewell!) as long as we were within hearing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
wide
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From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Among these were two old ladies; but as they said nothing to us, we will say nothing about them; nor anything about the old men who managed the canoe.
witches
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From this reading But of the three mischievous, dark-eyed young witches who lounged in the stern of that comfortable old island gondola, I have a great deal to say.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Very sad at parting with them, we endeavoured, nevertheless, to console ourselves in the society of our fellow-passengers.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading As we paddled away, they stood upon the beach, waving their hands, and crying out, “aroha! aroha!” (farewell! farewell!) as long as we were within hearing.
young
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From this reading Bright was the morning, and brighter still the smiles of the young ladies who accompanied us, when we sprang into a sort of family canoe—wide and roomy—and bade adieu to the hospitable Marharvai and his tenantry.
