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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 There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
able
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
according
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From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
all
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From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
away
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From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
back
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From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
bare
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
big
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
blossom
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
blowing
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From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
blue
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
boiling
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
circumstance
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From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
clothed
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
connected
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From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
copra
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
custom
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From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
day
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From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
die
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From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
distinctly
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
E
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From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
end
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
finest
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
forenoon
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
frangipani
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
fringe
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
girls
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
glanced
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
group
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
happened
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From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
hillside
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
http
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From this reading See http://
hut
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
jungle
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
just
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From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
lagoon
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
lime
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
Looking
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From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
lustily
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From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
making
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
middle
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From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
native
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
nearest
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
now
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From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
o'clock
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From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
only
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
opposite
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
other
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
overflowing
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
Pacific
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
perfume
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
pictures
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
place
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From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
rain
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
recall
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From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
room
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
S
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From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
See
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From this reading See http://
shed
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
shower
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
slight
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
smell
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
South
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
station
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
surf
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
sweet
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
tappa
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
ten
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From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
then
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
There
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
trade
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From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
verandah
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
walked
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
watching
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From this reading I walked to one end of the verandah and stood watching a group of native girls making tappa outside the nearest hut--then to the other, and glanced into my overflowing copra shed, and from it at the bare shelves of the big trade room opposite.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the first place, it was about the middle of the afternoon, and the S.E. trade, which had been blowing lustily since ten o'clock, was beginning to die away according to custom.
wild
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From this reading There had been a slight shower of rain in the forenoon, and now, standing in the verandah of my station looking across the blue lagoon with its fringe of boiling surf, it was my good fortune not only to have before me one of the finest pictures in the South Pacific, but to be able to distinctly smell the sweet perfume of the frangipani blossom and wild lime in the jungle which clothed the hillside behind me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
yesterday
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From this reading Looking back on it now I can recall every circumstance connected with that day just as plainly as if it had all happened but yesterday.
