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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 One was white but so burned by the sun and worn by the climate that he looked like a native.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The other was a government officer and stated, apologetically, that his business was to make a few inquiries about Don Felix's death.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading MARSTON USES HIS POWER Soon after Don Felix was buried two strangers visited the schooner.
agent
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From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One was white but so burned by the sun and worn by the climate that he looked like a native.
apologetically
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From this reading The other was a government officer and stated, apologetically, that his business was to make a few inquiries about Don Felix's death.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His skin was nearly white, but his coarse lips and short, curling hair indicated a strain of negro blood.
buried
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From this reading MARSTON USES HIS POWER Soon after Don Felix was buried two strangers visited the schooner.
burned
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From this reading One was white but so burned by the sun and worn by the climate that he looked like a native.
business
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From this reading The other was a government officer and stated, apologetically, that his business was to make a few inquiries about Don Felix's death.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One was white but so burned by the sun and worn by the climate that he looked like a native.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One was white but so burned by the sun and worn by the climate that he looked like a native.
climate
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From this reading One was white but so burned by the sun and worn by the climate that he looked like a native.
coarse
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From this reading His skin was nearly white, but his coarse lips and short, curling hair indicated a strain of negro blood.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
curling
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From this reading His skin was nearly white, but his coarse lips and short, curling hair indicated a strain of negro blood.
death
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From this reading The other was a government officer and stated, apologetically, that his business was to make a few inquiries about Don Felix's death.
Don
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From this reading MARSTON USES HIS POWER Soon after Don Felix was buried two strangers visited the schooner.
factory
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From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
Felix
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From this reading MARSTON USES HIS POWER Soon after Don Felix was buried two strangers visited the schooner.
Felix's
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From this reading The other was a government officer and stated, apologetically, that his business was to make a few inquiries about Don Felix's death.
few
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From this reading The other was a government officer and stated, apologetically, that his business was to make a few inquiries about Don Felix's death.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
government
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From this reading The other was a government officer and stated, apologetically, that his business was to make a few inquiries about Don Felix's death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
hair
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From this reading His skin was nearly white, but his coarse lips and short, curling hair indicated a strain of negro blood.
Hamburg
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From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One was white but so burned by the sun and worn by the climate that he looked like a native.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MARSTON USES HIS POWER Soon after Don Felix was buried two strangers visited the schooner.
house
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From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
indicated
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From this reading His skin was nearly white, but his coarse lips and short, curling hair indicated a strain of negro blood.
inquiries
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From this reading The other was a government officer and stated, apologetically, that his business was to make a few inquiries about Don Felix's death.
lagoon
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From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
like
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From this reading One was white but so burned by the sun and worn by the climate that he looked like a native.
lips
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From this reading His skin was nearly white, but his coarse lips and short, curling hair indicated a strain of negro blood.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One was white but so burned by the sun and worn by the climate that he looked like a native.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other was a government officer and stated, apologetically, that his business was to make a few inquiries about Don Felix's death.
man
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From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
MARSTON
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From this reading MARSTON USES HIS POWER Soon after Don Felix was buried two strangers visited the schooner.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
met
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From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
native
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From this reading One was white but so burned by the sun and worn by the climate that he looked like a native.
nearly
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From this reading His skin was nearly white, but his coarse lips and short, curling hair indicated a strain of negro blood.
negro
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From this reading His skin was nearly white, but his coarse lips and short, curling hair indicated a strain of negro blood.
neighboring
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From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His skin was nearly white, but his coarse lips and short, curling hair indicated a strain of negro blood.
officer
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From this reading The other was a government officer and stated, apologetically, that his business was to make a few inquiries about Don Felix's death.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was white but so burned by the sun and worn by the climate that he looked like a native.
other
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From this reading The other was a government officer and stated, apologetically, that his business was to make a few inquiries about Don Felix's death.
Peters
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From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
POWER
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From this reading MARSTON USES HIS POWER Soon after Don Felix was buried two strangers visited the schooner.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading MARSTON USES HIS POWER Soon after Don Felix was buried two strangers visited the schooner.
seldom
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From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading His skin was nearly white, but his coarse lips and short, curling hair indicated a strain of negro blood.
skin
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From this reading His skin was nearly white, but his coarse lips and short, curling hair indicated a strain of negro blood.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One was white but so burned by the sun and worn by the climate that he looked like a native.
Soon
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From this reading MARSTON USES HIS POWER Soon after Don Felix was buried two strangers visited the schooner.
stated
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From this reading The other was a government officer and stated, apologetically, that his business was to make a few inquiries about Don Felix's death.
strain
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From this reading His skin was nearly white, but his coarse lips and short, curling hair indicated a strain of negro blood.
strangers
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From this reading MARSTON USES HIS POWER Soon after Don Felix was buried two strangers visited the schooner.
sun
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From this reading One was white but so burned by the sun and worn by the climate that he looked like a native.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One was white but so burned by the sun and worn by the climate that he looked like a native.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARSTON USES HIS POWER Soon after Don Felix was buried two strangers visited the schooner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The other was a government officer and stated, apologetically, that his business was to make a few inquiries about Don Felix's death.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
two
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From this reading MARSTON USES HIS POWER Soon after Don Felix was buried two strangers visited the schooner.
USES
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From this reading MARSTON USES HIS POWER Soon after Don Felix was buried two strangers visited the schooner.
visited
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From this reading MARSTON USES HIS POWER Soon after Don Felix was buried two strangers visited the schooner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARSTON USES HIS POWER Soon after Don Felix was buried two strangers visited the schooner.
white
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From this reading One was white but so burned by the sun and worn by the climate that he looked like a native.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading One was white but so burned by the sun and worn by the climate that he looked like a native.
Wyndham
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From this reading Peters was agent for a Hamburg merchant house with a factory on a neighboring lagoon, and told Wyndham he had come because he seldom met a white man.
