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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 A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading I beheld a man extended flat upon his back, on the ground, and, despite the forced composure of his countenance, it was evident that he was suffering agony.
all
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From this reading His tormentor bent over him, working away for all the world like a stone-cutter with mallet and chisel.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading In one of my strolls with Kory-Kory, in passing along the border of a thick growth of bushes, my attention was arrested by a singular noise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
anecdotes
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From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
arrested
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From this reading In one of my strolls with Kory-Kory, in passing along the border of a thick growth of bushes, my attention was arrested by a singular noise.
arts
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From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On entering the thicket, I witnessed for the first time the operation of tattooing as performed by these islanders.
attention
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From this reading In one of my strolls with Kory-Kory, in passing along the border of a thick growth of bushes, my attention was arrested by a singular noise.
away
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From this reading His tormentor bent over him, working away for all the world like a stone-cutter with mallet and chisel.
back
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From this reading I beheld a man extended flat upon his back, on the ground, and, despite the forced composure of his countenance, it was evident that he was suffering agony.
beheld
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From this reading I beheld a man extended flat upon his back, on the ground, and, despite the forced composure of his countenance, it was evident that he was suffering agony.
bent
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From this reading His tormentor bent over him, working away for all the world like a stone-cutter with mallet and chisel.
border
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From this reading In one of my strolls with Kory-Kory, in passing along the border of a thick growth of bushes, my attention was arrested by a singular noise.
bushes
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From this reading In one of my strolls with Kory-Kory, in passing along the border of a thick growth of bushes, my attention was arrested by a singular noise.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In one of my strolls with Kory-Kory, in passing along the border of a thick growth of bushes, my attention was arrested by a singular noise.
chisel
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From this reading His tormentor bent over him, working away for all the world like a stone-cutter with mallet and chisel.
composure
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From this reading I beheld a man extended flat upon his back, on the ground, and, despite the forced composure of his countenance, it was evident that he was suffering agony.
countenance
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From this reading I beheld a man extended flat upon his back, on the ground, and, despite the forced composure of his countenance, it was evident that he was suffering agony.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading I beheld a man extended flat upon his back, on the ground, and, despite the forced composure of his countenance, it was evident that he was suffering agony.
dialect
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From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
entering
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From this reading On entering the thicket, I witnessed for the first time the operation of tattooing as performed by these islanders.
evident
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From this reading I beheld a man extended flat upon his back, on the ground, and, despite the forced composure of his countenance, it was evident that he was suffering agony.
extended
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From this reading I beheld a man extended flat upon his back, on the ground, and, despite the forced composure of his countenance, it was evident that he was suffering agony.
few
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From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On entering the thicket, I witnessed for the first time the operation of tattooing as performed by these islanders.
flat
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From this reading I beheld a man extended flat upon his back, on the ground, and, despite the forced composure of his countenance, it was evident that he was suffering agony.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On entering the thicket, I witnessed for the first time the operation of tattooing as performed by these islanders.
forced
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From this reading I beheld a man extended flat upon his back, on the ground, and, despite the forced composure of his countenance, it was evident that he was suffering agony.
ground
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From this reading I beheld a man extended flat upon his back, on the ground, and, despite the forced composure of his countenance, it was evident that he was suffering agony.
growth
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From this reading In one of my strolls with Kory-Kory, in passing along the border of a thick growth of bushes, my attention was arrested by a singular noise.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I beheld a man extended flat upon his back, on the ground, and, despite the forced composure of his countenance, it was evident that he was suffering agony.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His tormentor bent over him, working away for all the world like a stone-cutter with mallet and chisel.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On entering the thicket, I witnessed for the first time the operation of tattooing as performed by these islanders.
illustration
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From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
islanders
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From this reading On entering the thicket, I witnessed for the first time the operation of tattooing as performed by these islanders.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I beheld a man extended flat upon his back, on the ground, and, despite the forced composure of his countenance, it was evident that he was suffering agony.
Kory-Kory
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From this reading In one of my strolls with Kory-Kory, in passing along the border of a thick growth of bushes, my attention was arrested by a singular noise.
latter
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From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
like
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From this reading His tormentor bent over him, working away for all the world like a stone-cutter with mallet and chisel.
mallet
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From this reading His tormentor bent over him, working away for all the world like a stone-cutter with mallet and chisel.
man
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From this reading I beheld a man extended flat upon his back, on the ground, and, despite the forced composure of his countenance, it was evident that he was suffering agony.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In one of my strolls with Kory-Kory, in passing along the border of a thick growth of bushes, my attention was arrested by a singular noise.
noise
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From this reading In one of my strolls with Kory-Kory, in passing along the border of a thick growth of bushes, my attention was arrested by a singular noise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one of my strolls with Kory-Kory, in passing along the border of a thick growth of bushes, my attention was arrested by a singular noise.
operation
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From this reading On entering the thicket, I witnessed for the first time the operation of tattooing as performed by these islanders.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His tormentor bent over him, working away for all the world like a stone-cutter with mallet and chisel.
passing
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From this reading In one of my strolls with Kory-Kory, in passing along the border of a thick growth of bushes, my attention was arrested by a singular noise.
performed
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From this reading On entering the thicket, I witnessed for the first time the operation of tattooing as performed by these islanders.
persecutions
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From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
professor
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From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
singular
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From this reading In one of my strolls with Kory-Kory, in passing along the border of a thick growth of bushes, my attention was arrested by a singular noise.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
stone-cutter
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From this reading His tormentor bent over him, working away for all the world like a stone-cutter with mallet and chisel.
strolls
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From this reading In one of my strolls with Kory-Kory, in passing along the border of a thick growth of bushes, my attention was arrested by a singular noise.
suffering
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From this reading I beheld a man extended flat upon his back, on the ground, and, despite the forced composure of his countenance, it was evident that he was suffering agony.
tabooing
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From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
tattooing
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From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I beheld a man extended flat upon his back, on the ground, and, despite the forced composure of his countenance, it was evident that he was suffering agony.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On entering the thicket, I witnessed for the first time the operation of tattooing as performed by these islanders.
thick
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From this reading In one of my strolls with Kory-Kory, in passing along the border of a thick growth of bushes, my attention was arrested by a singular noise.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense group of bushes or small trees
From this reading On entering the thicket, I witnessed for the first time the operation of tattooing as performed by these islanders.
thoughts
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From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On entering the thicket, I witnessed for the first time the operation of tattooing as performed by these islanders.
tormentor
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From this reading His tormentor bent over him, working away for all the world like a stone-cutter with mallet and chisel.
Two
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From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
Typee
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From this reading A professor of the fine arts—His persecutions—Something about tattooing and tabooing—Two anecdotes in illustration of the latter—A few thoughts on the Typee dialect.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I beheld a man extended flat upon his back, on the ground, and, despite the forced composure of his countenance, it was evident that he was suffering agony.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In one of my strolls with Kory-Kory, in passing along the border of a thick growth of bushes, my attention was arrested by a singular noise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In one of my strolls with Kory-Kory, in passing along the border of a thick growth of bushes, my attention was arrested by a singular noise.
witnessed
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From this reading On entering the thicket, I witnessed for the first time the operation of tattooing as performed by these islanders.
working
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From this reading His tormentor bent over him, working away for all the world like a stone-cutter with mallet and chisel.
world
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From this reading His tormentor bent over him, working away for all the world like a stone-cutter with mallet and chisel.
