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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 This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
acquainted
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
almost
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From this reading For my own part, I am free to confess my almost entire inability to gratify any curiosity that may be felt with regard to the theology of the valley.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading For my own part, I am free to confess my almost entire inability to gratify any curiosity that may be felt with regard to the theology of the valley.
American
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
any
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
appear
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
arrives
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From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
attempts
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From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
become
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
book
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
case
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From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
certain
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
circumstantial
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
collection
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From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
community
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
confess
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From this reading For my own part, I am free to confess my almost entire inability to gratify any curiosity that may be felt with regard to the theology of the valley.
curiosity
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From this reading For my own part, I am free to confess my almost entire inability to gratify any curiosity that may be felt with regard to the theology of the valley.
customs
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
describe
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
described
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From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
description
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From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
down
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
enters
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
entire
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From this reading For my own part, I am free to confess my almost entire inability to gratify any curiosity that may be felt with regard to the theology of the valley.
felt
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From this reading For my own part, I am free to confess my almost entire inability to gratify any curiosity that may be felt with regard to the theology of the valley.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my own part, I am free to confess my almost entire inability to gratify any curiosity that may be felt with regard to the theology of the valley.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading For my own part, I am free to confess my almost entire inability to gratify any curiosity that may be felt with regard to the theology of the valley.
give
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From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
gratify
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From this reading For my own part, I am free to confess my almost entire inability to gratify any curiosity that may be felt with regard to the theology of the valley.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
haphazard
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
history
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
home
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From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
idle
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
improbable
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
inability
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From this reading For my own part, I am free to confess my almost entire inability to gratify any curiosity that may be felt with regard to the theology of the valley.
individuals
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From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
innocent
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
interviews
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From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
islanders
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
knows
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
leading
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
learned
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
like
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From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
lusty
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For my own part, I am free to confess my almost entire inability to gratify any curiosity that may be felt with regard to the theology of the valley.
merry
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
met
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From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
more
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
much
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my own part, I am free to confess my almost entire inability to gratify any curiosity that may be felt with regard to the theology of the valley.
narrative
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
Now
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From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
off-hand
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
opportunity
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
own
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From this reading For my own part, I am free to confess my almost entire inability to gratify any curiosity that may be felt with regard to the theology of the valley.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my own part, I am free to confess my almost entire inability to gratify any curiosity that may be felt with regard to the theology of the valley.
people
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From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
perhaps
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From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
practices
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
present
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From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
pretends
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
produced
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
public
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
purports
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
regard
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From this reading For my own part, I am free to confess my almost entire inability to gratify any curiosity that may be felt with regard to the theology of the valley.
representing
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
savages
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
scarcely
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
scientific
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From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
several
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From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
some
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From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
strange
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From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
strangers
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From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
style
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
superstitions
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
supposed
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From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For my own part, I am free to confess my almost entire inability to gratify any curiosity that may be felt with regard to the theology of the valley.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
theology
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From this reading For my own part, I am free to confess my almost entire inability to gratify any curiosity that may be felt with regard to the theology of the valley.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
three
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From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
thus
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
translated
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
two
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From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
unaccountable
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
valley
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From this reading For my own part, I am free to confess my almost entire inability to gratify any curiosity that may be felt with regard to the theology of the valley.
very
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From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
visiting
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From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
voyager
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From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Instead of representing them as a community of lusty savages, who are leading a merry, idle, innocent life, he enters into a very circumstantial and learned narrative of certain unaccountable superstitions and practices, about which he knows as little as the islanders themselves.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This is not a supposed case; I have met with several individuals like the one described, and I have been present at two or three of their interviews with strangers.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
wonders
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From this reading Now, when the scientific voyager arrives at home with his collection of wonders, he attempts, perhaps, to give a description of some of the strange people he has been visiting.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
writes
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From this reading Having had little time, and scarcely any opportunity, to become acquainted with the customs he pretends to describe, he writes them down one after another in an off-hand, haphazard style; and were the book thus produced to be translated into the tongue of the people of whom it purports to give the history, it would appear quite as wonderful to them as it does to the American public, and much more improbable.
