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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 As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
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.
almost
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From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
always
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From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
ANECDOTES
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
arrested
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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 CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
attention
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
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.
beauty
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From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
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.
birds
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From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
border
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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 CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
CHAPTER
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
commiserated
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From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
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.
curious
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From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
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 CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
down
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From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
dumb
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From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
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.
eyes
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From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
fancy
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From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
fate
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From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
FEW
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
FINEnounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
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.
foliage
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From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
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.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
gazing
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From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
generally
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From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
gladness
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From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
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 CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
hovered
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From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
ILLUSTRATION
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
inclined
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From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
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 know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
knew
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From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
Kory-Kory
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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 CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
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.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
melancholy
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From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
ministers
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From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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 CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
oppressed
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From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
out
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From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
passing
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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 CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
PROFESSOR
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
sight
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From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
singular
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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 CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
steady
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From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
stranger
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From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
strolls
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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 CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
TATTOOING
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
thick
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
THIRTY
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
THOUGHTS
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
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.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
TWO
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
TYPEE
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY 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 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.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
walking
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From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading As in their dumb beauty they hovered by me whilst I was walking, or looked down upon me with steady curious eyes from out the foliage, I was almost inclined to fancy that they knew they were gazing upon a stranger, and that they commiserated his fate.
why
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From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I know not why it was, but the sight of these birds, generally the ministers of gladness, always oppressed me with melancholy.
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.
