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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 The next day was a busy one for father and mother and myself.
account
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From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
All
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From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day was a busy one for father and mother and myself.
any
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
back
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From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
baggage
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From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
bean-pods
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
better
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
busy
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From this reading The next day was a busy one for father and mother and myself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
buy
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
CHIPPERTON'S
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From this reading UNCLE CHIPPERTON'S DINNER.
collected
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
coral-reef
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
curiosities
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
day
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From this reading The next day was a busy one for father and mother and myself.
DINNER
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From this reading UNCLE CHIPPERTON'S DINNER.
especially
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From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
father
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From this reading The next day was a busy one for father and mother and myself.
feet
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next day was a busy one for father and mother and myself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
gathered
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
going
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From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
Helen's
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From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
laying
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From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
like
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
lost
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From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
many
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From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
mother
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From this reading The next day was a busy one for father and mother and myself.
much
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The next day was a busy one for father and mother and myself.
Nassau
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From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day was a busy one for father and mother and myself.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The next day was a busy one for father and mother and myself.
out
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From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
picked
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
pieces
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
place
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From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
regions
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
replace
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From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
rock
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
seed-pods
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
shells
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
sister
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From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
small
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From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
sorry
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From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
stock
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From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day was a busy one for father and mother and myself.
things
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From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
Tigris
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From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
trees
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
trunk
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From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
two
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
UNCLE
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From this reading UNCLE CHIPPERTON'S DINNER.
up
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From this reading I could buy curiosities from those regions that were ever so much better than any that I had collected; but I could not buy shells that I myself had gathered, nor great seed-pods, like bean-pods two feet long, which I had picked from the trees, nor pieces of rock that I myself had brought up from a coral-reef.
very
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From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day was a busy one for father and mother and myself.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading All the morning we were out, laying in a small stock of baggage, to take the place of what I had lost on the "Tigris."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But I was very sorry, especially on my sister Helen's account, that I had lost so many things in my trunk which I could not replace, without going back myself to Nassau.
