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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 A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
account
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From this reading The host gave them useful information, and listened with interest to their account of the battle with the orang-outangs.
AGILE
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From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
battle
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From this reading The host gave them useful information, and listened with interest to their account of the battle with the orang-outangs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When they left the house they found the two Malays who had been their companions in the morning waiting for them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
breakfasted
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From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
cabin
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From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
Chinese
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From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
companions
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From this reading When they left the house they found the two Malays who had been their companions in the morning waiting for them.
evening
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From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When they left the house they found the two Malays who had been their companions in the morning waiting for them.
forenoon
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From this reading It was a very pleasant occasion, and it occupied half the forenoon.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they left the house they found the two Malays who had been their companions in the morning waiting for them.
friend
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From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
gave
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From this reading The host gave them useful information, and listened with interest to their account of the battle with the orang-outangs.
GIBBONS
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From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a very pleasant occasion, and it occupied half the forenoon.
host
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From this reading The host gave them useful information, and listened with interest to their account of the battle with the orang-outangs.
house
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From this reading When they left the house they found the two Malays who had been their companions in the morning waiting for them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When they left the house they found the two Malays who had been their companions in the morning waiting for them.
information
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From this reading The host gave them useful information, and listened with interest to their account of the battle with the orang-outangs.
interest
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From this reading The host gave them useful information, and listened with interest to their account of the battle with the orang-outangs.
invited
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From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very pleasant occasion, and it occupied half the forenoon.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they left the house they found the two Malays who had been their companions in the morning waiting for them.
listened
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From this reading The host gave them useful information, and listened with interest to their account of the battle with the orang-outangs.
Malays
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From this reading When they left the house they found the two Malays who had been their companions in the morning waiting for them.
meal
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From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they left the house they found the two Malays who had been their companions in the morning waiting for them.
occasion
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From this reading It was a very pleasant occasion, and it occupied half the forenoon.
occupied
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From this reading It was a very pleasant occasion, and it occupied half the forenoon.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them presented a tarsier to Scott.
orang-outangs
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From this reading The host gave them useful information, and listened with interest to their account of the battle with the orang-outangs.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
PERFORMANCE
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From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a very pleasant occasion, and it occupied half the forenoon.
presented
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From this reading One of them presented a tarsier to Scott.
Scott
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From this reading One of them presented a tarsier to Scott.
shore
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From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
tarsier
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From this reading One of them presented a tarsier to Scott.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they left the house they found the two Malays who had been their companions in the morning waiting for them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
two
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From this reading When they left the house they found the two Malays who had been their companions in the morning waiting for them.
useful
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From this reading The host gave them useful information, and listened with interest to their account of the battle with the orang-outangs.
VERY
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From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
waiting
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From this reading When they left the house they found the two Malays who had been their companions in the morning waiting for them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a very pleasant occasion, and it occupied half the forenoon.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they left the house they found the two Malays who had been their companions in the morning waiting for them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A PERFORMANCE OF VERY AGILE GIBBONS The cabin party went on shore and breakfasted with their Chinese friend, who had invited them to the meal the evening before.
