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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 Not a day passed but I was persecuted by the solicitations of some of the natives to subject myself to the odious operation of tattooing.
absolute
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From this reading From the time of my casual encounter with Karky the artist, my life was one of absolute wretchedness.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
Apprehensions
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From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
artist
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From this reading From the time of my casual encounter with Karky the artist, my life was one of absolute wretchedness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still, however, the behaviour of the islanders toward me was as kind as ever.
battle
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From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
behaviour
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From this reading Still, however, the behaviour of the islanders toward me was as kind as ever.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not a day passed but I was persecuted by the solicitations of some of the natives to subject myself to the odious operation of tattooing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not a day passed but I was persecuted by the solicitations of some of the natives to subject myself to the odious operation of tattooing.
cannibalism
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From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
casual
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From this reading From the time of my casual encounter with Karky the artist, my life was one of absolute wretchedness.
day
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From this reading Not a day passed but I was persecuted by the solicitations of some of the natives to subject myself to the odious operation of tattooing.
disclosures
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From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
discovery
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From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
drove
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From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
easily
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From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
else
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From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
encounter
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From this reading From the time of my casual encounter with Karky the artist, my life was one of absolute wretchedness.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, however, the behaviour of the islanders toward me was as kind as ever.
evil
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From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
feast
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From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
felt
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From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
Frightful
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From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the time of my casual encounter with Karky the artist, my life was one of absolute wretchedness.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
Happars
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From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
heads
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From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
how
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From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Still, however, the behaviour of the islanders toward me was as kind as ever.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Not a day passed but I was persecuted by the solicitations of some of the natives to subject myself to the odious operation of tattooing.
importunities
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From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
islanders
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From this reading Still, however, the behaviour of the islanders toward me was as kind as ever.
Karky
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From this reading From the time of my casual encounter with Karky the artist, my life was one of absolute wretchedness.
kind
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From this reading Still, however, the behaviour of the islanders toward me was as kind as ever.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the time of my casual encounter with Karky the artist, my life was one of absolute wretchedness.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From the time of my casual encounter with Karky the artist, my life was one of absolute wretchedness.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Not a day passed but I was persecuted by the solicitations of some of the natives to subject myself to the odious operation of tattooing.
MysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
natives
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From this reading Not a day passed but I was persecuted by the solicitations of some of the natives to subject myself to the odious operation of tattooing.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a day passed but I was persecuted by the solicitations of some of the natives to subject myself to the odious operation of tattooing.
odious
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From this reading Not a day passed but I was persecuted by the solicitations of some of the natives to subject myself to the odious operation of tattooing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From the time of my casual encounter with Karky the artist, my life was one of absolute wretchedness.
operation
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From this reading Not a day passed but I was persecuted by the solicitations of some of the natives to subject myself to the odious operation of tattooing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a day passed but I was persecuted by the solicitations of some of the natives to subject myself to the odious operation of tattooing.
persecuted
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From this reading Not a day passed but I was persecuted by the solicitations of some of the natives to subject myself to the odious operation of tattooing.
regarding
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From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
remarks
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From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
Savage
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From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
Second
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From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
solicitations
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From this reading Not a day passed but I was persecuted by the solicitations of some of the natives to subject myself to the odious operation of tattooing.
Some
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From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
spectacle
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From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, however, the behaviour of the islanders toward me was as kind as ever.
subject
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From this reading Not a day passed but I was persecuted by the solicitations of some of the natives to subject myself to the odious operation of tattooing.
Subsequent
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From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
tattooing
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From this reading Not a day passed but I was persecuted by the solicitations of some of the natives to subject myself to the odious operation of tattooing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the time of my casual encounter with Karky the artist, my life was one of absolute wretchedness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not a day passed but I was persecuted by the solicitations of some of the natives to subject myself to the odious operation of tattooing.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Still, however, the behaviour of the islanders toward me was as kind as ever.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the time of my casual encounter with Karky the artist, my life was one of absolute wretchedness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
wild
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From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Apprehensions of evil—Frightful discovery—Some remarks on cannibalism—Second battle with the Happars—Savage spectacle—Mysterious feast—Subsequent disclosures.
work
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From this reading Their importunities drove me half wild, for I felt how easily they might work their will upon me regarding this, or anything else which they took into their heads.
wretchedness
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From this reading From the time of my casual encounter with Karky the artist, my life was one of absolute wretchedness.
