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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 Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
accentuating
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From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
Adventure
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From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
Also
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
Armitage
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From this reading Âmona and Denison had the distinction of being employed by Armitage, one of the most unmitigated blackguards in the Pacific.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
bad
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From this reading He was a shipowner, planter, merchant, and speculator; was looked upon by a good many people as “not a bad sort of a fellow, you know—and the soul of hospitality.”
Beast
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From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Âmona and Denison had the distinction of being employed by Armitage, one of the most unmitigated blackguards in the Pacific.
blackguards
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From this reading Âmona and Denison had the distinction of being employed by Armitage, one of the most unmitigated blackguards in the Pacific.
blow
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From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
brown-skinned
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
called
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
charts
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
Child
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From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
Christianised
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
civilised
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
cleanly
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
daily
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From this reading Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, who lived in the same house as he did, was a daily witness of it—and his happiness.
Denison
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From this reading Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, who lived in the same house as he did, was a daily witness of it—and his happiness.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, who lived in the same house as he did, was a daily witness of it—and his happiness.
distinction
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From this reading Âmona and Denison had the distinction of being employed by Armitage, one of the most unmitigated blackguards in the Pacific.
doubt
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From this reading Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, who lived in the same house as he did, was a daily witness of it—and his happiness.
employed
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From this reading Âmona and Denison had the distinction of being employed by Armitage, one of the most unmitigated blackguards in the Pacific.
fairly
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
fellow
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From this reading He was a shipowner, planter, merchant, and speculator; was looked upon by a good many people as “not a bad sort of a fellow, you know—and the soul of hospitality.”
five
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, who lived in the same house as he did, was a daily witness of it—and his happiness.
frequently
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From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a shipowner, planter, merchant, and speculator; was looked upon by a good many people as “not a bad sort of a fellow, you know—and the soul of hospitality.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Âmona and Denison had the distinction of being employed by Armitage, one of the most unmitigated blackguards in the Pacific.
happiness
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From this reading Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, who lived in the same house as he did, was a daily witness of it—and his happiness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, who lived in the same house as he did, was a daily witness of it—and his happiness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
hospitality
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From this reading He was a shipowner, planter, merchant, and speculator; was looked upon by a good many people as “not a bad sort of a fellow, you know—and the soul of hospitality.”
house
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From this reading Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, who lived in the same house as he did, was a daily witness of it—and his happiness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, who lived in the same house as he did, was a daily witness of it—and his happiness.
inhabitants
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
Island
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, who lived in the same house as he did, was a daily witness of it—and his happiness.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
James
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From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
kanaka
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From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
kick
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From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a shipowner, planter, merchant, and speculator; was looked upon by a good many people as “not a bad sort of a fellow, you know—and the soul of hospitality.”
lived
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From this reading Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, who lived in the same house as he did, was a daily witness of it—and his happiness.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a shipowner, planter, merchant, and speculator; was looked upon by a good many people as “not a bad sort of a fellow, you know—and the soul of hospitality.”
many
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From this reading He was a shipowner, planter, merchant, and speculator; was looked upon by a good many people as “not a bad sort of a fellow, you know—and the soul of hospitality.”
master
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From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading He was a shipowner, planter, merchant, and speculator; was looked upon by a good many people as “not a bad sort of a fellow, you know—and the soul of hospitality.”
miserable
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From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
miserableness
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From this reading Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, who lived in the same house as he did, was a daily witness of it—and his happiness.
most
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From this reading Âmona and Denison had the distinction of being employed by Armitage, one of the most unmitigated blackguards in the Pacific.
named
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
native
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
Niué
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, who lived in the same house as he did, was a daily witness of it—and his happiness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was a shipowner, planter, merchant, and speculator; was looked upon by a good many people as “not a bad sort of a fellow, you know—and the soul of hospitality.”
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Âmona and Denison had the distinction of being employed by Armitage, one of the most unmitigated blackguards in the Pacific.
only
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From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
Other
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From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
Pacific
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
past
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
people
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From this reading He was a shipowner, planter, merchant, and speculator; was looked upon by a good many people as “not a bad sort of a fellow, you know—and the soul of hospitality.”
planter
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From this reading He was a shipowner, planter, merchant, and speculator; was looked upon by a good many people as “not a bad sort of a fellow, you know—and the soul of hospitality.”
remark
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From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, who lived in the same house as he did, was a daily witness of it—and his happiness.
Savage
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
Shervinton
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From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
shipowner
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From this reading He was a shipowner, planter, merchant, and speculator; was looked upon by a good many people as “not a bad sort of a fellow, you know—and the soul of hospitality.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
sort
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From this reading He was a shipowner, planter, merchant, and speculator; was looked upon by a good many people as “not a bad sort of a fellow, you know—and the soul of hospitality.”
soul
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From this reading He was a shipowner, planter, merchant, and speculator; was looked upon by a good many people as “not a bad sort of a fellow, you know—and the soul of hospitality.”
South
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
speculator
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From this reading He was a shipowner, planter, merchant, and speculator; was looked upon by a good many people as “not a bad sort of a fellow, you know—and the soul of hospitality.”
Stories
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From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
Strange
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From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
sturdy
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
there
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From this reading Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, who lived in the same house as he did, was a daily witness of it—and his happiness.
thirty
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
thousand
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
traders
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
unmitigated
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From this reading Âmona and Denison had the distinction of being employed by Armitage, one of the most unmitigated blackguards in the Pacific.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was a shipowner, planter, merchant, and speculator; was looked upon by a good many people as “not a bad sort of a fellow, you know—and the soul of hospitality.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, who lived in the same house as he did, was a daily witness of it—and his happiness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
witness
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From this reading Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, who lived in the same house as he did, was a daily witness of it—and his happiness.
years
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From this reading Also, he was a kanaka—a native of Niué, in the South Pacific; Savage Island it is called by the traders and is named on the charts, though its five thousand sturdy, brown-skinned inhabitants have been civilised, Christianised, and have lived fairly cleanly for the past thirty years.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He was a shipowner, planter, merchant, and speculator; was looked upon by a good many people as “not a bad sort of a fellow, you know—and the soul of hospitality.”
Âmona
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From this reading Âmona; The Child; And The Beast From “The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories” Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.”
