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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 Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
absent
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From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
almost
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From this reading The Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
always
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From this reading The Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
assembled
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From this reading Four times during my stay in the valley the young men assembled near the full of the moon, and went together on these excursions.
banquet
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From this reading Fishing parties—Mode of distributing the fish—Midnight banquet—Timekeeping tapers—Unceremonious style of eating the fish.
bark
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From this reading The Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
bay
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From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
certain
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From this reading The Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
conducted
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From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
dispositions
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From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
distance
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From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
distributing
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From this reading Fishing parties—Mode of distributing the fish—Midnight banquet—Timekeeping tapers—Unceremonious style of eating the fish.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Four times during my stay in the valley the young men assembled near the full of the moon, and went together on these excursions.
eating
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From this reading Fishing parties—Mode of distributing the fish—Midnight banquet—Timekeeping tapers—Unceremonious style of eating the fish.
employing
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From this reading The Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
evinced
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From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
excursions
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From this reading Four times during my stay in the valley the young men assembled near the full of the moon, and went together on these excursions.
fabricated
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From this reading The Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
fibres
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From this reading The Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
fish
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From this reading Fishing parties—Mode of distributing the fish—Midnight banquet—Timekeeping tapers—Unceremonious style of eating the fish.
Fishing
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From this reading Fishing parties—Mode of distributing the fish—Midnight banquet—Timekeeping tapers—Unceremonious style of eating the fish.
forcibly
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From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
forty-eight
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From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
Four
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From this reading Four times during my stay in the valley the young men assembled near the full of the moon, and went together on these excursions.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
full
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From this reading Four times during my stay in the valley the young men assembled near the full of the moon, and went together on these excursions.
generally
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From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
hook
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From this reading The Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
hours
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From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
ingeniously
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From this reading The Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
instance
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From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
kindly
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From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
large
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From this reading The Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
led
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From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
line
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From this reading The Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
manner
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From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
men
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From this reading Four times during my stay in the valley the young men assembled near the full of the moon, and went together on these excursions.
Midnight
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From this reading Fishing parties—Mode of distributing the fish—Midnight banquet—Timekeeping tapers—Unceremonious style of eating the fish.
Mode
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From this reading Fishing parties—Mode of distributing the fish—Midnight banquet—Timekeeping tapers—Unceremonious style of eating the fish.
moon
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From this reading Four times during my stay in the valley the young men assembled near the full of the moon, and went together on these excursions.
more
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From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
most
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From this reading The Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Four times during my stay in the valley the young men assembled near the full of the moon, and went together on these excursions.
near
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From this reading Four times during my stay in the valley the young men assembled near the full of the moon, and went together on these excursions.
nets
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From this reading The Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fishing parties—Mode of distributing the fish—Midnight banquet—Timekeeping tapers—Unceremonious style of eating the fish.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Four times during my stay in the valley the young men assembled near the full of the moon, and went together on these excursions.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
out
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From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
parties
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From this reading Fishing parties—Mode of distributing the fish—Midnight banquet—Timekeeping tapers—Unceremonious style of eating the fish.
Polynesians
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From this reading The Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
sea
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From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
seldom
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From this reading The Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
social
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From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
some
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From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
stay
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From this reading Four times during my stay in the valley the young men assembled near the full of the moon, and went together on these excursions.
style
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From this reading Fishing parties—Mode of distributing the fish—Midnight banquet—Timekeeping tapers—Unceremonious style of eating the fish.
tapers
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From this reading Fishing parties—Mode of distributing the fish—Midnight banquet—Timekeeping tapers—Unceremonious style of eating the fish.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fishing parties—Mode of distributing the fish—Midnight banquet—Timekeeping tapers—Unceremonious style of eating the fish.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
There
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From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Four times during my stay in the valley the young men assembled near the full of the moon, and went together on these excursions.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
Timekeeping
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From this reading Fishing parties—Mode of distributing the fish—Midnight banquet—Timekeeping tapers—Unceremonious style of eating the fish.
times
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From this reading Four times during my stay in the valley the young men assembled near the full of the moon, and went together on these excursions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
together
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From this reading Four times during my stay in the valley the young men assembled near the full of the moon, and went together on these excursions.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading As they were generally absent about forty-eight hours, I was led to believe that they went out towards the open sea, some distance from the bay.
twisted
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From this reading The Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
Typees
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From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
Unceremonious
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From this reading Fishing parties—Mode of distributing the fish—Midnight banquet—Timekeeping tapers—Unceremonious style of eating the fish.
use
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From this reading The Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
valley
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From this reading Four times during my stay in the valley the young men assembled near the full of the moon, and went together on these excursions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
well-made
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From this reading The Polynesians seldom use a hook and line, almost always employing large, well-made nets, most ingeniously fabricated from the twisted fibres of a certain bark.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four times during my stay in the valley the young men assembled near the full of the moon, and went together on these excursions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was no instance in which the social and kindly dispositions of the Typees were more forcibly evinced than in the manner they conducted their great fishing parties.
young
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From this reading Four times during my stay in the valley the young men assembled near the full of the moon, and went together on these excursions.
