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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 EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
addition
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From this reading In addition to the legitimate boat boys, the whole of the other factory boys had been crammed into the surf boat, and as a consequence they also were chilled, cramped, and bad-tempered.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
all
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From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
also
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From this reading In addition to the legitimate boat boys, the whole of the other factory boys had been crammed into the surf boat, and as a consequence they also were chilled, cramped, and bad-tempered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
away
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From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
back
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
bad-tempered
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From this reading In addition to the legitimate boat boys, the whole of the other factory boys had been crammed into the surf boat, and as a consequence they also were chilled, cramped, and bad-tempered.
barely
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
beach
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
boat
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From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
bordering
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
boys
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From this reading In addition to the legitimate boat boys, the whole of the other factory boys had been crammed into the surf boat, and as a consequence they also were chilled, cramped, and bad-tempered.
burned
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
came
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
chilled
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From this reading In addition to the legitimate boat boys, the whole of the other factory boys had been crammed into the surf boat, and as a consequence they also were chilled, cramped, and bad-tempered.
Coast
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
cocktail
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
comforts
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From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
consequence
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From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
crammed
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From this reading In addition to the legitimate boat boys, the whole of the other factory boys had been crammed into the surf boat, and as a consequence they also were chilled, cramped, and bad-tempered.
cramped
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From this reading In addition to the legitimate boat boys, the whole of the other factory boys had been crammed into the surf boat, and as a consequence they also were chilled, cramped, and bad-tempered.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
dancing
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From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
dank
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From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
divorced
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From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
down
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
drowned
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From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
embraces
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From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
especial
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
et
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
EVENTS
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From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
factory
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
fog
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From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
fons
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
food
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From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
frenzy
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
getting
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From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
gone
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
hours
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From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In addition to the legitimate boat boys, the whole of the other factory boys had been crammed into the surf boat, and as a consequence they also were chilled, cramped, and bad-tempered.
K
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
language
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From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
legitimate
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From this reading In addition to the legitimate boat boys, the whole of the other factory boys had been crammed into the surf boat, and as a consequence they also were chilled, cramped, and bad-tempered.
limes
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
limitations
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
looted
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
mali
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
MALLA-NULLA
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From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
matches
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From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
mess-room
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
moment
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
most
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From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
mouldy
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
Mr
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From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
O'Neill
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
off
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From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
openly
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
origo
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
other
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From this reading In addition to the legitimate boat boys, the whole of the other factory boys had been crammed into the surf boat, and as a consequence they also were chilled, cramped, and bad-tempered.
own
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
polyglot
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
realized
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
reviled
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
romped
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
sea
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From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
Smith
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From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
smoke
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From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
spell
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From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
spent
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From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
state
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
stimulant
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From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
stock
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
sulphurous
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From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
surf
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From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
temper
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From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
thankful
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In addition to the legitimate boat boys, the whole of the other factory boys had been crammed into the surf boat, and as a consequence they also were chilled, cramped, and bad-tempered.
thwartnounUS /θwɔːrt/
a seat across a small boat for a rower
From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
twenty
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From this reading EVENTS AT MALLA-NULLA Mr. Smith had been away from his creature comforts for a spell of twenty hours, and most of that time had been spent on the thwart of a dancing surf boat in the embraces of a dank sea fog.
twice
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From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
ungrateful
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From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
unknown
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
untidy
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
up
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From this reading As a consequence Mr. Smith romped up and down the untidy mess-room in a state bordering on frenzy, and in his own especial polyglot reviled the unknown K. O'Neill as the _fons et origo mali_.
upset
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From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
vile
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From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been divorced from food, stimulant and tobacco smoke for all that time--the surf boat had been twice upset in getting off, and drowned all the matches--and as a consequence his temper was vile, and his language was sulphurous.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In addition to the legitimate boat boys, the whole of the other factory boys had been crammed into the surf boat, and as a consequence they also were chilled, cramped, and bad-tempered.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was barely thankful when he came back to the beach again and found Malla-Nulla factory neither burned nor looted; he was openly ungrateful when he found that the last of the stock of limes had gone mouldy, and realized for the moment a Coast cocktail was beyond the limitations of art.
whole
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From this reading In addition to the legitimate boat boys, the whole of the other factory boys had been crammed into the surf boat, and as a consequence they also were chilled, cramped, and bad-tempered.
