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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 following morning, making our toilets carefully, we donned our sombreros, and sallied out on a tour.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The following morning, making our toilets carefully, we donned our sombreros, and sallied out on a tour.
answers
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From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
away
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From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
carefully
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From this reading The following morning, making our toilets carefully, we donned our sombreros, and sallied out on a tour.
chances
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From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
cleared
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From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
court
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From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
description
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From this reading But, first, to give some little description of the village.
designs
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From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
discouraging
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From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
donned
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From this reading The following morning, making our toilets carefully, we donned our sombreros, and sallied out on a tour.
eighty
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From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
elsewhere
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From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
employment
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From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, first, to give some little description of the village.
following
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From this reading The following morning, making our toilets carefully, we donned our sombreros, and sallied out on a tour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
further
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From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
give
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From this reading But, first, to give some little description of the village.
grove
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From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
head
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From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
houses
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From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
immense
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From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
information
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From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
learn
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From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, first, to give some little description of the village.
making
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From this reading The following morning, making our toilets carefully, we donned our sombreros, and sallied out on a tour.
meaning
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From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
men
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From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
midst
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From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
more
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From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following morning, making our toilets carefully, we donned our sombreros, and sallied out on a tour.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
object
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From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, first, to give some little description of the village.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The following morning, making our toilets carefully, we donned our sombreros, and sallied out on a tour.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The following morning, making our toilets carefully, we donned our sombreros, and sallied out on a tour.
out
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From this reading The following morning, making our toilets carefully, we donned our sombreros, and sallied out on a tour.
Partoowye
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From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
Po-Po
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From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
principal
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From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
queen
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From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
questioned
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From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
reveal
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From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
sallied
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From this reading The following morning, making our toilets carefully, we donned our sombreros, and sallied out on a tour.
scattered
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From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
settlement
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From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
sombreros
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From this reading The following morning, making our toilets carefully, we donned our sombreros, and sallied out on a tour.
some
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From this reading But, first, to give some little description of the village.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following morning, making our toilets carefully, we donned our sombreros, and sallied out on a tour.
there
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From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
thinned
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From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
toilets
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From this reading The following morning, making our toilets carefully, we donned our sombreros, and sallied out on a tour.
tour
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From this reading The following morning, making our toilets carefully, we donned our sombreros, and sallied out on a tour.
trees
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From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
true
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From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
underbrush
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From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
very
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From this reading On this head, it is true, we had questioned Po-Po; but his answers had been very discouraging; so we determined to obtain further information elsewhere.
village
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From this reading But, first, to give some little description of the village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The following morning, making our toilets carefully, we donned our sombreros, and sallied out on a tour.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The settlement of Partoowye is nothing more than some eighty houses, scattered here and there, in the midst of an immense grove, where the trees have been thinned out and the underbrush cleared away.
white
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From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without meaning to reveal our designs upon the court, our principal object was, to learn what chances there were for white men to obtain employment under the queen.
