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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 KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
accident
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From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
acquired
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From this reading The West African Kingdom of Okky, though little known for other qualities, has acquired a certain detestable celebrity for these red orgies....
addicted
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From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
Africa
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African
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From this reading The West African Kingdom of Okky, though little known for other qualities, has acquired a certain detestable celebrity for these red orgies....
all
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From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
authorities
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
British
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
CABLEGRAM
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From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
Carter
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From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
celebrity
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From this reading The West African Kingdom of Okky, though little known for other qualities, has acquired a certain detestable celebrity for these red orgies....
certain
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From this reading The West African Kingdom of Okky, though little known for other qualities, has acquired a certain detestable celebrity for these red orgies....
chance
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From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
chilled
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From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
circumstance
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From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
civil
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
civilization
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From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
Coast
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From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
design
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From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
detestable
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From this reading The West African Kingdom of Okky, though little known for other qualities, has acquired a certain detestable celebrity for these red orgies....
douche
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From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
due
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From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
fresh
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From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
full
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From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
further
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From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
gist
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
give
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From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
Government
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
habit
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From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
horror
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From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
human
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From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
ineffectually
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
instances
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From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
KATE
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From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
King
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From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
Kingdom
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From this reading The West African Kingdom of Okky, though little known for other qualities, has acquired a certain detestable celebrity for these red orgies....
known
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From this reading The West African Kingdom of Okky, though little known for other qualities, has acquired a certain detestable celebrity for these red orgies....
law
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From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
leaders
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
leak
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From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
less
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From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
mention
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
military
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
miscellaneous
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
missionaries
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
modest
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From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
months
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From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
more
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From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
natives
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From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
newspaper
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
notoriety
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From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
Now
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From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
obscurity
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From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
occasion
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From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
Okky
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From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
orgies
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From this reading The West African Kingdom of Okky, though little known for other qualities, has acquired a certain detestable celebrity for these red orgies....
other
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From this reading The West African Kingdom of Okky, though little known for other qualities, has acquired a certain detestable celebrity for these red orgies....
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
out
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From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
pass
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
philanthropists
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
possessions
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From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
private
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
qualities
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From this reading The West African Kingdom of Okky, though little known for other qualities, has acquired a certain detestable celebrity for these red orgies....
ran
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
red
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From this reading The West African Kingdom of Okky, though little known for other qualities, has acquired a certain detestable celebrity for these red orgies....
rule
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
sacrifice
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From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
SENDS
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From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
set
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
sickly
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From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
six
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From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
strong
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From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The West African Kingdom of Okky, though little known for other qualities, has acquired a certain detestable celebrity for these red orgies....
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The West African Kingdom of Okky, though little known for other qualities, has acquired a certain detestable celebrity for these red orgies....
ThroughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
trader
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
trying
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
up
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
very
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From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
weaning
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From this reading KATE SENDS A CABLEGRAM Now to give Carter full due, his weaning of the King of Okky from the habit of human sacrifice had been brought about more by accident than design.
West
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From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "A private trader," so ran the gist of the newspaper leaders, "has brought to pass a thing which Government authorities, both civil and military, not to mention missionaries and miscellaneous philanthropists, have been trying for ineffectually ever since the British rule was set up in West Africa.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Throughout all our possessions on that sickly Coast the natives have been addicted to human sacrifice; and when instances of this from time to time leak out, civilization is on each occasion chilled with a fresh douche of horror.
working
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From this reading By a further working of the law of chance, the circumstance brought him out of modest obscurity into a very strong notoriety in a little less than six short months.
