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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 was first taken to the commandante and presented to him as a commercial traveller.
agent
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
Aiken
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From this reading “As soon as it is moonlight,” Aiken answered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was first taken to the commandante and presented to him as a commercial traveller.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As soon as it is moonlight,” Aiken answered.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As soon as it is moonlight,” Aiken answered.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aiken asked him for a passport permitting me to proceed to the capital “for purposes of trade.”
avoid
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
buoys
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
capital
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From this reading Aiken asked him for a passport permitting me to proceed to the capital “for purposes of trade.”
commandante
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From this reading I was first taken to the commandante and presented to him as a commercial traveller.
commercial
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From this reading I was first taken to the commandante and presented to him as a commercial traveller.
commission
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
consular
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
Cortez
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
day
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From this reading The remainder of the day was spent in preparing for our journey.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was first taken to the commandante and presented to him as a commercial traveller.
Fiske
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The remainder of the day was spent in preparing for our journey.
give
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
harbor
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was first taken to the commandante and presented to him as a commercial traveller.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was first taken to the commandante and presented to him as a commercial traveller.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The remainder of the day was spent in preparing for our journey.
informed
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “As soon as it is moonlight,” Aiken answered.
Isthmian
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “As soon as it is moonlight,” Aiken answered.
Joseph
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The remainder of the day was spent in preparing for our journey.
Line
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Aiken asked him for a passport permitting me to proceed to the capital “for purposes of trade.”
moonlight
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From this reading “As soon as it is moonlight,” Aiken answered.
needed
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
object
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The remainder of the day was spent in preparing for our journey.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The remainder of the day was spent in preparing for our journey.
passport
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From this reading Aiken asked him for a passport permitting me to proceed to the capital “for purposes of trade.”
permitting
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From this reading Aiken asked him for a passport permitting me to proceed to the capital “for purposes of trade.”
persuade
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
place
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
Porto
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
preparing
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From this reading The remainder of the day was spent in preparing for our journey.
presented
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From this reading I was first taken to the commandante and presented to him as a commercial traveller.
president
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
proceed
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From this reading Aiken asked him for a passport permitting me to proceed to the capital “for purposes of trade.”
purchase
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
purposes
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From this reading Aiken asked him for a passport permitting me to proceed to the capital “for purposes of trade.”
remainder
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From this reading The remainder of the day was spent in preparing for our journey.
soon
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From this reading “As soon as it is moonlight,” Aiken answered.
spent
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From this reading The remainder of the day was spent in preparing for our journey.
suspicion
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
taken
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From this reading I was first taken to the commandante and presented to him as a commercial traveller.
Tegucigalpa
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The remainder of the day was spent in preparing for our journey.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was first taken to the commandante and presented to him as a commercial traveller.
trade
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From this reading Aiken asked him for a passport permitting me to proceed to the capital “for purposes of trade.”
traveller
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From this reading I was first taken to the commandante and presented to him as a commercial traveller.
visiting
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From this reading As consular agent Aiken needed no passport for himself, but to avoid suspicion he informed the commandante that his object in visiting Tegucigalpa was to persuade Joseph Fiske, as president of the Isthmian Line, to place buoys in the harbor of Porto Cortez and give the commission for their purchase to the commandante.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The remainder of the day was spent in preparing for our journey.
