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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 But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
all
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From this reading For the morning of the third day all the summits of leeward Malaita smoked into speech.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
apprehensively
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From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A warship was on the coast--so the tale ran; a big warship that was heading in through the reef islands at Langa-Langa.
Bashti
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From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
big
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From this reading A warship was on the coast--so the tale ran; a big warship that was heading in through the reef islands at Langa-Langa.
blind
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From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
Bubu
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From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
busy
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From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
coast
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From this reading A warship was on the coast--so the tale ran; a big warship that was heading in through the reef islands at Langa-Langa.
coming
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From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
day
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From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
days
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From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
deliver
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From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
delivery
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From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
entered
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From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
feared
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From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the morning of the third day all the summits of leeward Malaita smoked into speech.
grew
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From this reading The tale grew.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
hastened
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From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
heading
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From this reading A warship was on the coast--so the tale ran; a big warship that was heading in through the reef islands at Langa-Langa.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A warship was on the coast--so the tale ran; a big warship that was heading in through the reef islands at Langa-Langa.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For the morning of the third day all the summits of leeward Malaita smoked into speech.
islands
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From this reading A warship was on the coast--so the tale ran; a big warship that was heading in through the reef islands at Langa-Langa.
kept
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From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
Langa-Langa
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From this reading A warship was on the coast--so the tale ran; a big warship that was heading in through the reef islands at Langa-Langa.
leeward
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From this reading For the morning of the third day all the summits of leeward Malaita smoked into speech.
Malaita
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From this reading For the morning of the third day all the summits of leeward Malaita smoked into speech.
man
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From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
matrimony
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From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
momentous
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From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
more
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From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the morning of the third day all the summits of leeward Malaita smoked into speech.
Nalasu
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From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
Nena
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From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
old
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From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
problem
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From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
purgatory
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From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
ran
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From this reading A warship was on the coast--so the tale ran; a big warship that was heading in through the reef islands at Langa-Langa.
reef
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From this reading A warship was on the coast--so the tale ran; a big warship that was heading in through the reef islands at Langa-Langa.
smoked
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From this reading For the morning of the third day all the summits of leeward Malaita smoked into speech.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A warship was on the coast--so the tale ran; a big warship that was heading in through the reef islands at Langa-Langa.
speech
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From this reading For the morning of the third day all the summits of leeward Malaita smoked into speech.
summits
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From this reading For the morning of the third day all the summits of leeward Malaita smoked into speech.
tale
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From this reading A warship was on the coast--so the tale ran; a big warship that was heading in through the reef islands at Langa-Langa.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A warship was on the coast--so the tale ran; a big warship that was heading in through the reef islands at Langa-Langa.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A warship was on the coast--so the tale ran; a big warship that was heading in through the reef islands at Langa-Langa.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
too
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From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
two
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From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
waited
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From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
warship
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From this reading A warship was on the coast--so the tale ran; a big warship that was heading in through the reef islands at Langa-Langa.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
wives
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From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
word
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From this reading But Bashti kept his word, and on the third day was too busy, with a more momentous problem, to deliver Bubu and Nena to the blind old man who apprehensively waited their coming.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And had Bashti hastened delivery of the wives by one day, or by even two days, Nalasu would have entered the feared, purgatory of matrimony.
