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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 MURDER AND SHIPWRECK We found the island in a state of excitement.
account
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From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
adherents
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From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
also
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From this reading They had also taken passage with their native following, to seek a more temporarily favoured spot.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MURDER AND SHIPWRECK We found the island in a state of excitement.
arrived
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From this reading Two whaleships had arrived, bringing half a dozen white men, and who had a retinue of nearly a hundred natives from Ocean and Pleasant Islands.
bringing
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From this reading Two whaleships had arrived, bringing half a dozen white men, and who had a retinue of nearly a hundred natives from Ocean and Pleasant Islands.
dozen
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From this reading Two whaleships had arrived, bringing half a dozen white men, and who had a retinue of nearly a hundred natives from Ocean and Pleasant Islands.
drought
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From this reading The other men were from Ocean Island, a famine having set in from drought in that lovely isle.
engagement
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From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
excitement
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From this reading MURDER AND SHIPWRECK We found the island in a state of excitement.
families
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From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
famine
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From this reading The other men were from Ocean Island, a famine having set in from drought in that lovely isle.
favoured
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From this reading They had also taken passage with their native following, to seek a more temporarily favoured spot.
fled
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From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
following
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From this reading They had also taken passage with their native following, to seek a more temporarily favoured spot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MURDER AND SHIPWRECK We found the island in a state of excitement.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two whaleships had arrived, bringing half a dozen white men, and who had a retinue of nearly a hundred natives from Ocean and Pleasant Islands.
general
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From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two whaleships had arrived, bringing half a dozen white men, and who had a retinue of nearly a hundred natives from Ocean and Pleasant Islands.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two whaleships had arrived, bringing half a dozen white men, and who had a retinue of nearly a hundred natives from Ocean and Pleasant Islands.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The other men were from Ocean Island, a famine having set in from drought in that lovely isle.
hundred
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From this reading Two whaleships had arrived, bringing half a dozen white men, and who had a retinue of nearly a hundred natives from Ocean and Pleasant Islands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MURDER AND SHIPWRECK We found the island in a state of excitement.
island
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From this reading MURDER AND SHIPWRECK We found the island in a state of excitement.
Islands
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From this reading Two whaleships had arrived, bringing half a dozen white men, and who had a retinue of nearly a hundred natives from Ocean and Pleasant Islands.
isle
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From this reading The other men were from Ocean Island, a famine having set in from drought in that lovely isle.
leave
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From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
lovely
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From this reading The other men were from Ocean Island, a famine having set in from drought in that lovely isle.
men
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From this reading Two whaleships had arrived, bringing half a dozen white men, and who had a retinue of nearly a hundred natives from Ocean and Pleasant Islands.
more
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From this reading They had also taken passage with their native following, to seek a more temporarily favoured spot.
MURDER
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From this reading MURDER AND SHIPWRECK We found the island in a state of excitement.
native
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From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
natives
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From this reading Two whaleships had arrived, bringing half a dozen white men, and who had a retinue of nearly a hundred natives from Ocean and Pleasant Islands.
nearly
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From this reading Two whaleships had arrived, bringing half a dozen white men, and who had a retinue of nearly a hundred natives from Ocean and Pleasant Islands.
Ocean
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From this reading Two whaleships had arrived, bringing half a dozen white men, and who had a retinue of nearly a hundred natives from Ocean and Pleasant Islands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MURDER AND SHIPWRECK We found the island in a state of excitement.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
other
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From this reading The other men were from Ocean Island, a famine having set in from drought in that lovely isle.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had also taken passage with their native following, to seek a more temporarily favoured spot.
place
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From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
PleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two whaleships had arrived, bringing half a dozen white men, and who had a retinue of nearly a hundred natives from Ocean and Pleasant Islands.
retinue
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From this reading Two whaleships had arrived, bringing half a dozen white men, and who had a retinue of nearly a hundred natives from Ocean and Pleasant Islands.
safety
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From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
seek
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From this reading They had also taken passage with their native following, to seek a more temporarily favoured spot.
set
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From this reading The other men were from Ocean Island, a famine having set in from drought in that lovely isle.
ships
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From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
SHIPWRECK
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From this reading MURDER AND SHIPWRECK We found the island in a state of excitement.
spot
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From this reading They had also taken passage with their native following, to seek a more temporarily favoured spot.
state
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From this reading MURDER AND SHIPWRECK We found the island in a state of excitement.
taken
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From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
taking
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From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
temporarily
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From this reading They had also taken passage with their native following, to seek a more temporarily favoured spot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The other men were from Ocean Island, a famine having set in from drought in that lovely isle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MURDER AND SHIPWRECK We found the island in a state of excitement.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had also taken passage with their native following, to seek a more temporarily favoured spot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
Two
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From this reading Two whaleships had arrived, bringing half a dozen white men, and who had a retinue of nearly a hundred natives from Ocean and Pleasant Islands.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MURDER AND SHIPWRECK We found the island in a state of excitement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The other men were from Ocean Island, a famine having set in from drought in that lovely isle.
whaleships
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From this reading Two whaleships had arrived, bringing half a dozen white men, and who had a retinue of nearly a hundred natives from Ocean and Pleasant Islands.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
white
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From this reading Two whaleships had arrived, bringing half a dozen white men, and who had a retinue of nearly a hundred natives from Ocean and Pleasant Islands.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Two whaleships had arrived, bringing half a dozen white men, and who had a retinue of nearly a hundred natives from Ocean and Pleasant Islands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
wives
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From this reading The white men had to leave Pleasant Island on account of a general engagement which had taken place; had fled to the ships for safety, taking with them their native wives, families, and adherents.
