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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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accurate
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adventure
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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appears
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attention
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Australian
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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bids
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blue-books
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brief
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Christian
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contained
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destined
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directed
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duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
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English
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exploration
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fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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few
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fitting
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general
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Guinea
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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HenceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hence a brief sketch indicating the present state of knowledge on these points will be a fitting introduction to the narratives of exploration, of adventure, and of Christian work contained in this volume.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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indicating
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information
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INTRODUCTION
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From this reading INTRODUCTION.
island
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itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
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knowledge
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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missionaries
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missionary
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months
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namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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narratives
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New
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newspapers
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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often
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hence a brief sketch indicating the present state of knowledge on these points will be a fitting introduction to the narratives of exploration, of adventure, and of Christian work contained in this volume.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The name often appears in our newspapers and missionary reports, and bids fair to take a somewhat prominent place in our blue-books.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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place
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play
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points
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politics
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possess
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present
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prominent
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prominently
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Public
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readers
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repeatedly
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reports
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seems
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sketch
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somewhat
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state
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takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The name often appears in our newspapers and missionary reports, and bids fair to take a somewhat prominent place in our blue-books.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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there
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Hence a brief sketch indicating the present state of knowledge on these points will be a fitting introduction to the narratives of exploration, of adventure, and of Christian work contained in this volume.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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very
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volume
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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work
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YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet very few general readers possess accurate information about the island itself, about the work of English missionaries there, or about the part New Guinea seems destined to play in Australian politics.
