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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 So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as many of the bodies as could be recovered were taken out, by Stransom’s orders, and buried at sea.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But as many of the bodies as could be recovered were taken out, by Stransom’s orders, and buried at sea.
Australian
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From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
Away
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From this reading She Sailed Away in the Middle Watch.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
beautiful
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From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
blackbirders
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From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
blood-stained
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From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
bodies
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From this reading But as many of the bodies as could be recovered were taken out, by Stransom’s orders, and buried at sea.
buried
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From this reading But as many of the bodies as could be recovered were taken out, by Stransom’s orders, and buried at sea.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as many of the bodies as could be recovered were taken out, by Stransom’s orders, and buried at sea.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But as many of the bodies as could be recovered were taken out, by Stransom’s orders, and buried at sea.
carnival
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From this reading I fear that a great carnival commenced on this very night, and that it lasted for days.
commenced
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From this reading I fear that a great carnival commenced on this very night, and that it lasted for days.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But as many of the bodies as could be recovered were taken out, by Stransom’s orders, and buried at sea.
days
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From this reading I fear that a great carnival commenced on this very night, and that it lasted for days.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Our people were glad to be out of it, and they had much to do.
doubt
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From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
elapse
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From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
fear
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From this reading I fear that a great carnival commenced on this very night, and that it lasted for days.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I fear that a great carnival commenced on this very night, and that it lasted for days.
glad
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From this reading Our people were glad to be out of it, and they had much to do.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I fear that a great carnival commenced on this very night, and that it lasted for days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our people were glad to be out of it, and they had much to do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fear that a great carnival commenced on this very night, and that it lasted for days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She Sailed Away in the Middle Watch.
island
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From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I fear that a great carnival commenced on this very night, and that it lasted for days.
lasted
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From this reading I fear that a great carnival commenced on this very night, and that it lasted for days.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
many
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From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
Middle
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From this reading She Sailed Away in the Middle Watch.
much
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From this reading Our people were glad to be out of it, and they had much to do.
night
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From this reading I fear that a great carnival commenced on this very night, and that it lasted for days.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I fear that a great carnival commenced on this very night, and that it lasted for days.
orders
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From this reading But as many of the bodies as could be recovered were taken out, by Stransom’s orders, and buried at sea.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our people were glad to be out of it, and they had much to do.
out
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From this reading Our people were glad to be out of it, and they had much to do.
people
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From this reading Our people were glad to be out of it, and they had much to do.
recovered
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From this reading But as many of the bodies as could be recovered were taken out, by Stransom’s orders, and buried at sea.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
rout
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From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
Sailed
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From this reading She Sailed Away in the Middle Watch.
sea
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From this reading But as many of the bodies as could be recovered were taken out, by Stransom’s orders, and buried at sea.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She Sailed Away in the Middle Watch.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
Stransom's
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From this reading But as many of the bodies as could be recovered were taken out, by Stransom’s orders, and buried at sea.
survivors
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From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
taken
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From this reading But as many of the bodies as could be recovered were taken out, by Stransom’s orders, and buried at sea.
tale
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From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She Sailed Away in the Middle Watch.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I fear that a great carnival commenced on this very night, and that it lasted for days.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
very
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From this reading I fear that a great carnival commenced on this very night, and that it lasted for days.
visited
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From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
Watch
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From this reading She Sailed Away in the Middle Watch.
waters
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From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our people were glad to be out of it, and they had much to do.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
year
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From this reading So complete was the rout of the blackbirders, and so terrible a tale would the survivors have to tell when they returned to Australian waters, that many a long year, no doubt, would elapse before that blood-stained though beautiful island would be visited again.
