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able-bodied
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From this reading As he had foreseen, all the able-bodied men were down at the boat-landing working cargo.
all
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From this reading As he had foreseen, all the able-bodied men were down at the boat-landing working cargo.
almost
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From this reading When Michael would have gone forward, the man withstrained him with the same inarticulate, almost inaudible kiss.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he had foreseen, all the able-bodied men were down at the boat-landing working cargo.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For Daughtry did not care to be seen on such dog-stealing enterprises and was planning how to get on board the steamer unobserved.
beach
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
bill
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
board
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From this reading For Daughtry did not care to be seen on such dog-stealing enterprises and was planning how to get on board the steamer unobserved.
boat-landing
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From this reading As he had foreseen, all the able-bodied men were down at the boat-landing working cargo.
care
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From this reading For Daughtry did not care to be seen on such dog-stealing enterprises and was planning how to get on board the steamer unobserved.
cargo
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
circle
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
circles
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
clerk
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
Commissioner's
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
Dag
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
Daughtry
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
delight
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For Daughtry did not care to be seen on such dog-stealing enterprises and was planning how to get on board the steamer unobserved.
dog-stealing
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From this reading For Daughtry did not care to be seen on such dog-stealing enterprises and was planning how to get on board the steamer unobserved.
down
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From this reading As he had foreseen, all the able-bodied men were down at the boat-landing working cargo.
dusky
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
edged
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From this reading He edged around outside the lantern shine and went on along the beach to the native village.
enterprises
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From this reading For Daughtry did not care to be seen on such dog-stealing enterprises and was planning how to get on board the steamer unobserved.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Daughtry did not care to be seen on such dog-stealing enterprises and was planning how to get on board the steamer unobserved.
foreseen
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From this reading As he had foreseen, all the able-bodied men were down at the boat-landing working cargo.
forms
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Michael would have gone forward, the man withstrained him with the same inarticulate, almost inaudible kiss.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
get
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From this reading For Daughtry did not care to be seen on such dog-stealing enterprises and was planning how to get on board the steamer unobserved.
gone
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From this reading When Michael would have gone forward, the man withstrained him with the same inarticulate, almost inaudible kiss.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he had foreseen, all the able-bodied men were down at the boat-landing working cargo.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When Michael would have gone forward, the man withstrained him with the same inarticulate, almost inaudible kiss.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He edged around outside the lantern shine and went on along the beach to the native village.
heels
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
how
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From this reading For Daughtry did not care to be seen on such dog-stealing enterprises and was planning how to get on board the steamer unobserved.
inarticulate
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From this reading When Michael would have gone forward, the man withstrained him with the same inarticulate, almost inaudible kiss.
inaudible
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From this reading When Michael would have gone forward, the man withstrained him with the same inarticulate, almost inaudible kiss.
just
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
kiss
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From this reading When Michael would have gone forward, the man withstrained him with the same inarticulate, almost inaudible kiss.
laboured
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
lading
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
landing
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
lantern
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
light
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
lip
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
low
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
Makambo's
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
man
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From this reading When Michael would have gone forward, the man withstrained him with the same inarticulate, almost inaudible kiss.
men
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From this reading As he had foreseen, all the able-bodied men were down at the boat-landing working cargo.
Michael
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
native
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From this reading He edged around outside the lantern shine and went on along the beach to the native village.
noise
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For Daughtry did not care to be seen on such dog-stealing enterprises and was planning how to get on board the steamer unobserved.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For Daughtry did not care to be seen on such dog-stealing enterprises and was planning how to get on board the steamer unobserved.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
paused
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
planning
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From this reading For Daughtry did not care to be seen on such dog-stealing enterprises and was planning how to get on board the steamer unobserved.
repetition
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Michael would have gone forward, the man withstrained him with the same inarticulate, almost inaudible kiss.
seen
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From this reading For Daughtry did not care to be seen on such dog-stealing enterprises and was planning how to get on board the steamer unobserved.
shine
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From this reading He edged around outside the lantern shine and went on along the beach to the native village.
steamer
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From this reading For Daughtry did not care to be seen on such dog-stealing enterprises and was planning how to get on board the steamer unobserved.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
strange
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
strolled
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For Daughtry did not care to be seen on such dog-stealing enterprises and was planning how to get on board the steamer unobserved.
super-cargo
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For Daughtry did not care to be seen on such dog-stealing enterprises and was planning how to get on board the steamer unobserved.
unobserved
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From this reading For Daughtry did not care to be seen on such dog-stealing enterprises and was planning how to get on board the steamer unobserved.
village
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From this reading He edged around outside the lantern shine and went on along the beach to the native village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For Daughtry did not care to be seen on such dog-stealing enterprises and was planning how to get on board the steamer unobserved.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He edged around outside the lantern shine and went on along the beach to the native village.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As he had foreseen, all the able-bodied men were down at the boat-landing working cargo.
whaleboats
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Michael would have gone forward, the man withstrained him with the same inarticulate, almost inaudible kiss.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
withstrained
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From this reading When Michael would have gone forward, the man withstrained him with the same inarticulate, almost inaudible kiss.
working
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From this reading As he had foreseen, all the able-bodied men were down at the boat-landing working cargo.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When Michael would have gone forward, the man withstrained him with the same inarticulate, almost inaudible kiss.
wrangled
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From this reading Dag Daughtry strolled along the beach, Michael at his heels or running circles of delight around him at every repetition of that strange low lip- noise, and paused just outside the circle of lantern light where dusky forms laboured with landing cargo from the whaleboats and where the Commissioner's clerk and the _Makambo's_ super-cargo still wrangled over the bill of lading.
