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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 I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
accommodations
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From this reading These people were practically deck cargo, since there were no accommodations for them inside the ship.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
Assembling
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
atmosphere
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
attacks
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
bail
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
board
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From this reading He had more than three thousand Javanese on board whom he was taking from the East Indies to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana.
captain's
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From this reading When I reached the ship I found the reason for the captain's peculiar telegram.
cargo
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From this reading These people were practically deck cargo, since there were no accommodations for them inside the ship.
deck
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From this reading These people were practically deck cargo, since there were no accommodations for them inside the ship.
Dutch
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From this reading He had more than three thousand Javanese on board whom he was taking from the East Indies to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana.
East
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From this reading He had more than three thousand Javanese on board whom he was taking from the East Indies to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana.
end
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
Evils
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
excitement
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
Flu
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
found
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From this reading When I reached the ship I found the reason for the captain's peculiar telegram.
freight
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had more than three thousand Javanese on board whom he was taking from the East Indies to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana.
go
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From this reading From there he would go on to New York.
Guiana
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From this reading He had more than three thousand Javanese on board whom he was taking from the East Indies to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had more than three thousand Javanese on board whom he was taking from the East Indies to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had more than three thousand Javanese on board whom he was taking from the East Indies to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana.
help
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
Indies
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From this reading He had more than three thousand Javanese on board whom he was taking from the East Indies to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana.
inside
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From this reading These people were practically deck cargo, since there were no accommodations for them inside the ship.
Javanese
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
liquor
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
little
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
Lucia
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
magistrate
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
missionaries
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
more
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From this reading He had more than three thousand Javanese on board whom he was taking from the East Indies to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana.
mother's
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
New
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading These people were practically deck cargo, since there were no accommodations for them inside the ship.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
Paramaribo
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From this reading He had more than three thousand Javanese on board whom he was taking from the East Indies to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana.
party
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
Passage
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
peculiar
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From this reading When I reached the ship I found the reason for the captain's peculiar telegram.
people
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From this reading These people were practically deck cargo, since there were no accommodations for them inside the ship.
practically
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From this reading These people were practically deck cargo, since there were no accommodations for them inside the ship.
reached
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From this reading When I reached the ship I found the reason for the captain's peculiar telegram.
reason
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From this reading When I reached the ship I found the reason for the captain's peculiar telegram.
refuse
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
Released
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
religious
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
scavengers
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
Sharks
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
ship
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From this reading When I reached the ship I found the reason for the captain's peculiar telegram.
shipboard
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading These people were practically deck cargo, since there were no accommodations for them inside the ship.
St
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
start
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
taking
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From this reading He had more than three thousand Javanese on board whom he was taking from the East Indies to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana.
telegram
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From this reading When I reached the ship I found the reason for the captain's peculiar telegram.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had more than three thousand Javanese on board whom he was taking from the East Indies to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading These people were practically deck cargo, since there were no accommodations for them inside the ship.
there
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From this reading From there he would go on to New York.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These people were practically deck cargo, since there were no accommodations for them inside the ship.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
thousand
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From this reading He had more than three thousand Javanese on board whom he was taking from the East Indies to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana.
three
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From this reading He had more than three thousand Javanese on board whom he was taking from the East Indies to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had more than three thousand Javanese on board whom he was taking from the East Indies to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These people were practically deck cargo, since there were no accommodations for them inside the ship.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I reached the ship I found the reason for the captain's peculiar telegram.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had more than three thousand Javanese on board whom he was taking from the East Indies to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading From there he would go on to New York.
York
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From this reading I start for New York--The religious atmosphere on shipboard--"Flu" attacks the Javanese--The missionaries refuse to help--Sharks as scavengers--The little mother's end--Evils of liquor--Assembling my party in New York--Passage as freight--St. Lucia and a little excitement--The thin magistrate--Released on bail.
