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1878
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From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
1882
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From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading A people sunk in crime that to them has become a custom and religion--a people in whom murder is the finest art, and who from their earliest years study it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
baptized
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From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
become
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From this reading A people sunk in crime that to them has become a custom and religion--a people in whom murder is the finest art, and who from their earliest years study it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
begun
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From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
blight
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From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
breaking
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From this reading There were signs of light breaking in upon the long dark night of heathenism.
cannibalism
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From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
Cape
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Capes
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From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
carried
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From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
condition
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converts
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From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
crime
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From this reading A people sunk in crime that to them has become a custom and religion--a people in whom murder is the finest art, and who from their earliest years study it.
custom
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From this reading A people sunk in crime that to them has become a custom and religion--a people in whom murder is the finest art, and who from their earliest years study it.
dark
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From this reading There were signs of light breaking in upon the long dark night of heathenism.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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earliest
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From this reading A people sunk in crime that to them has become a custom and religion--a people in whom murder is the finest art, and who from their earliest years study it.
East
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From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
establishment
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From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
evidences
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From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
find
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finest
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From this reading A people sunk in crime that to them has become a custom and religion--a people in whom murder is the finest art, and who from their earliest years study it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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four
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From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A people sunk in crime that to them has become a custom and religion--a people in whom murder is the finest art, and who from their earliest years study it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
heathenism
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From this reading There were signs of light breaking in upon the long dark night of heathenism.
How
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From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A people sunk in crime that to them has become a custom and religion--a people in whom murder is the finest art, and who from their earliest years study it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A people sunk in crime that to them has become a custom and religion--a people in whom murder is the finest art, and who from their earliest years study it.
landed
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light
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From this reading There were signs of light breaking in upon the long dark night of heathenism.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were signs of light breaking in upon the long dark night of heathenism.
Looking
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mission
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From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
missionaries
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missionary
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From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
murder
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From this reading A people sunk in crime that to them has become a custom and religion--a people in whom murder is the finest art, and who from their earliest years study it.
natives
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From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
night
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From this reading There were signs of light breaking in upon the long dark night of heathenism.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
Original
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From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
past
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From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
people
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progress
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From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
prospect
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From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
religion
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From this reading A people sunk in crime that to them has become a custom and religion--a people in whom murder is the finest art, and who from their earliest years study it.
review
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From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
seen
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From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
signs
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From this reading There were signs of light breaking in upon the long dark night of heathenism.
state
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From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
study
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From this reading A people sunk in crime that to them has become a custom and religion--a people in whom murder is the finest art, and who from their earliest years study it.
Sunday
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From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
sunk
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From this reading A people sunk in crime that to them has become a custom and religion--a people in whom murder is the finest art, and who from their earliest years study it.
teachers
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From this reading Looking at the condition of this people when the missionaries and teachers first landed, what did they find?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A people sunk in crime that to them has become a custom and religion--a people in whom murder is the finest art, and who from their earliest years study it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A people sunk in crime that to them has become a custom and religion--a people in whom murder is the finest art, and who from their earliest years study it.
There
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From this reading There were signs of light breaking in upon the long dark night of heathenism.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking at the condition of this people when the missionaries and teachers first landed, what did they find?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Looking at the condition of this people when the missionaries and teachers first landed, what did they find?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
Twenty-one
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From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There were signs of light breaking in upon the long dark night of heathenism.
War
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From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Looking at the condition of this people when the missionaries and teachers first landed, what did they find?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A people sunk in crime that to them has become a custom and religion--a people in whom murder is the finest art, and who from their earliest years study it.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A people sunk in crime that to them has become a custom and religion--a people in whom murder is the finest art, and who from their earliest years study it.
work
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From this reading Original state of the natives--War and cannibalism--How the mission work has been carried on--A Sunday at East Cape in 1882--Twenty-one converts baptized--A blight prospect.
years
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From this reading In 1878, missionary work was begun at East Capes, and four years after the establishment of that mission, on a review of the past, what evidences of progress were to be seen!
