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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 GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
anxious
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
Aunt
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From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
backed
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From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
become
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
bill
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
Blackbirders
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From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
case
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From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
Cathie
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From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
chief
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
clean
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
em
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From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
energy
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From this reading And "Hear, hear!" said Aunt Jannet with energy.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
follow
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
GAIN
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
get
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From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
Give
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From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
Ha'o
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
health
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
HearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And "Hear, hear!" said Aunt Jannet with energy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
hospital
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From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
idea
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From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
ideas
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
Jannet
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From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
justice
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From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
LOSS
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
made
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From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
matters
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
meet
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From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
men
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From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
men's
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
nation
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
now
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From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
progress
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
rapidly
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
ready
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
rid
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From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
said
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From this reading And "Hear, hear!" said Aunt Jannet with energy.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
simple
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From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
soon
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From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
spared
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From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
string
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From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
supreme
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
trial
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From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
up
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From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
vehemently
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From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
white
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
work
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From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
