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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 A man with whom I went into the jaws of death and returned unhurt.
afterwards
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From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
aims
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From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
altercation
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From this reading Our Captain's altercation with the crew nearly blossomed into a mutiny.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A man with whom I went into the jaws of death and returned unhurt.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This was compromised, however, one of the conditions of peace being that we should touch at Rurutu, one of the five islands forming the Tubuai group.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This was compromised, however, one of the conditions of peace being that we should touch at Rurutu, one of the five islands forming the Tubuai group.
blossomed
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From this reading Our Captain's altercation with the crew nearly blossomed into a mutiny.
Captain's
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From this reading Our Captain's altercation with the crew nearly blossomed into a mutiny.
compromised
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From this reading This was compromised, however, one of the conditions of peace being that we should touch at Rurutu, one of the five islands forming the Tubuai group.
conditions
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From this reading This was compromised, however, one of the conditions of peace being that we should touch at Rurutu, one of the five islands forming the Tubuai group.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our Captain's altercation with the crew nearly blossomed into a mutiny.
death
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From this reading A man with whom I went into the jaws of death and returned unhurt.
destiny
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From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
devoted
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From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
faults
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From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
five
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From this reading This was compromised, however, one of the conditions of peace being that we should touch at Rurutu, one of the five islands forming the Tubuai group.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
forming
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From this reading This was compromised, however, one of the conditions of peace being that we should touch at Rurutu, one of the five islands forming the Tubuai group.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
group
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From this reading This was compromised, however, one of the conditions of peace being that we should touch at Rurutu, one of the five islands forming the Tubuai group.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
HAYSTON
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From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
heard
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From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
HENRY
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From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
hero
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From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
higher
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From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This was compromised, however, one of the conditions of peace being that we should touch at Rurutu, one of the five islands forming the Tubuai group.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
incident
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From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
influence
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From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A man with whom I went into the jaws of death and returned unhurt.
islands
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From this reading This was compromised, however, one of the conditions of peace being that we should touch at Rurutu, one of the five islands forming the Tubuai group.
jaws
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From this reading A man with whom I went into the jaws of death and returned unhurt.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
man
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From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
matter
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From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
mutiny
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From this reading Our Captain's altercation with the crew nearly blossomed into a mutiny.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
nation
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From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
nearly
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From this reading Our Captain's altercation with the crew nearly blossomed into a mutiny.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was compromised, however, one of the conditions of peace being that we should touch at Rurutu, one of the five islands forming the Tubuai group.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our Captain's altercation with the crew nearly blossomed into a mutiny.
particulars
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From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
peace
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From this reading This was compromised, however, one of the conditions of peace being that we should touch at Rurutu, one of the five islands forming the Tubuai group.
possessed
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From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
qualities
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From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
rendered
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From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A man with whom I went into the jaws of death and returned unhurt.
Rurutu
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From this reading This was compromised, however, one of the conditions of peace being that we should touch at Rurutu, one of the five islands forming the Tubuai group.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This was compromised, however, one of the conditions of peace being that we should touch at Rurutu, one of the five islands forming the Tubuai group.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
sojourn
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From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was compromised, however, one of the conditions of peace being that we should touch at Rurutu, one of the five islands forming the Tubuai group.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
touch
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From this reading This was compromised, however, one of the conditions of peace being that we should touch at Rurutu, one of the five islands forming the Tubuai group.
Tubuai
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From this reading This was compromised, however, one of the conditions of peace being that we should touch at Rurutu, one of the five islands forming the Tubuai group.
unhurt
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From this reading A man with whom I went into the jaws of death and returned unhurt.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was compromised, however, one of the conditions of peace being that we should touch at Rurutu, one of the five islands forming the Tubuai group.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This was compromised, however, one of the conditions of peace being that we should touch at Rurutu, one of the five islands forming the Tubuai group.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man with whom I went into the jaws of death and returned unhurt.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A man who, no matter what his faults may have been, possessed qualities which, had they been devoted to higher aims in life, might have rendered him the hero of a nation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A man with whom I went into the jaws of death and returned unhurt.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
WILLIAM
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From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY HAYSTON These were the first particulars I ever heard of the man who had afterwards so great an influence upon my destiny that no incident of my sojourn with him will ever be forgotten.
