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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 senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
accused
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From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
agents
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From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
bullying
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From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
burly
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From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
business
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From this reading Their trading stations were at Jakoits Islands, where resided the manager of the business.
call
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From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
Capelle
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From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
CAROLINES
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From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
carrying
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From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
correspondence
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From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
CRUISING
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From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
firm
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From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
firm's
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From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
Gilbert
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From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
group
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From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
Guldenstern
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From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
Hamburg
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From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
harbour
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From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
Hayston
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From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
heated
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From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
Islanders
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From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
Islands
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From this reading Their trading stations were at Jakoits Islands, where resided the manager of the business.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
Jakoits
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From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
Johann
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From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
kidnapping
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From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
land
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From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
Line
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From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
manager
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From this reading Their trading stations were at Jakoits Islands, where resided the manager of the business.
managers
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From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
Messrs
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From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
Milne
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From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
partner
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From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
places
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From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
Ponapé
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From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
port
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From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
rather
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From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
resided
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From this reading Their trading stations were at Jakoits Islands, where resided the manager of the business.
Scot
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From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
senior
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From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
some
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From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
Sons
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From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
stations
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From this reading Their trading stations were at Jakoits Islands, where resided the manager of the business.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their trading stations were at Jakoits Islands, where resided the manager of the business.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
traders
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From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
trading
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From this reading Their trading stations were at Jakoits Islands, where resided the manager of the business.
various
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From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CRUISING AMONG THE CAROLINES Our first port of call at Ponapé was Jakoits harbour.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was here we were to land some Line Islanders we had brought from various places in the Gilbert group.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Their trading stations were at Jakoits Islands, where resided the manager of the business.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Hayston had brought them to the order of the firm of Johann Guldenstern and Sons of Hamburg, whose agents and managers at Ponapé were Messrs. Capelle and Milne.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The senior partner of the firm--a burly, bullying Scot--had for some time been carrying on a rather heated correspondence with Hayston, whom he had accused of kidnapping the firm's traders.
