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From this reading Volume 1.
1902
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From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties.
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.
Donovan
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From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:
drawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties.
eightiesnounUS /ˈeɪtiz/
the decade from 1880 to 1889
From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:
ForewordnounUS /ˈfɔːrwɜːrd/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties.
givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/
the act of giving
From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.
islandsnounUS /ˈaɪləndz/
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.
landsnounUS /lændz/
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties.
PashanounUS /pəˈʃɑː/
a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt
From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.
publishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:
roamedverbUS /roʊmd/
past form of “roam” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.
southernadjectiveUS /ˈsʌðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties.
talesnounUS /teɪlz/
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:
twelvenounUS /twelv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:
VolumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Volume 1.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The first of them were drawn from Australia and the islands of the southern Pacific, where I had lived and roamed in the middle and late eighties.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading In a Foreword to Donovan Pasha, published in 1902, I used the following words:
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading "It is now twelve years since I began giving to the public tales of life in lands well known to me.
