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adventures
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From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
African
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From this reading They will remind you of many an African yarn—that with the baboons may recall an experience of your own which I did not share.
Allan
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From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They will remind you of many an African yarn—that with the baboons may recall an experience of your own which I did not share.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
any
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From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Perhaps they will bring back to you some of the long past romance of days that are lost to us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
baboons
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From this reading They will remind you of many an African yarn—that with the baboons may recall an experience of your own which I did not share.
back
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From this reading Perhaps they will bring back to you some of the long past romance of days that are lost to us.
become
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From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
befell
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From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
borrowed
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From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
bring
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From this reading Perhaps they will bring back to you some of the long past romance of days that are lost to us.
christening
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From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
days
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From this reading Perhaps they will bring back to you some of the long past romance of days that are lost to us.
Dear
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From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
dedicate
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From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They will remind you of many an African yarn—that with the baboons may recall an experience of your own which I did not share.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And perhaps they will do more than this.
experience
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From this reading They will remind you of many an African yarn—that with the baboons may recall an experience of your own which I did not share.
fitting
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From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
friend
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From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
further
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From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
history
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From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
known
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From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps they will bring back to you some of the long past romance of days that are lost to us.
lost
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From this reading Perhaps they will bring back to you some of the long past romance of days that are lost to us.
Macumazahn
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From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
many
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From this reading They will remind you of many an African yarn—that with the baboons may recall an experience of your own which I did not share.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading They will remind you of many an African yarn—that with the baboons may recall an experience of your own which I did not share.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
more
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From this reading And perhaps they will do more than this.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
native
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From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They will remind you of many an African yarn—that with the baboons may recall an experience of your own which I did not share.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
other
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From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
own
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From this reading They will remind you of many an African yarn—that with the baboons may recall an experience of your own which I did not share.
past
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From this reading Perhaps they will bring back to you some of the long past romance of days that are lost to us.
perhaps
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From this reading And perhaps they will do more than this.
recall
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From this reading They will remind you of many an African yarn—that with the baboons may recall an experience of your own which I did not share.
remind
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From this reading They will remind you of many an African yarn—that with the baboons may recall an experience of your own which I did not share.
romance
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From this reading Perhaps they will bring back to you some of the long past romance of days that are lost to us.
share
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From this reading They will remind you of many an African yarn—that with the baboons may recall an experience of your own which I did not share.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
some
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From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
story
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From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
tale
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From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And perhaps they will do more than this.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They will remind you of many an African yarn—that with the baboons may recall an experience of your own which I did not share.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps they will bring back to you some of the long past romance of days that are lost to us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
well
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From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
wife
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From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They will remind you of many an African yarn—that with the baboons may recall an experience of your own which I did not share.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They will remind you of many an African yarn—that with the baboons may recall an experience of your own which I did not share.
yarnnounUS /jɑrn/
an informal story or conversation
From this reading They will remind you of many an African yarn—that with the baboons may recall an experience of your own which I did not share.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is therefore fitting that I should dedicate to you this, his last tale—the story of his wife, and the history of some further adventures which befell him.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My Dear Macumazahn, It was your native name which I borrowed at the christening of that Allan who has become as well known to me as any other friend I have.
