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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 For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
ages
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From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Temana, tall, smooth-limbed, and brown-skinned, was an excellent savage, and mine own good friend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
Arthur
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
away
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From this reading And then we were away from Malepa's baby, which was a good thing in itself.
baby
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From this reading And then we were away from Malepa's baby, which was a good thing in itself.
Banderah
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
beach
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From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
belt
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From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
boat-shed
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
breath
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From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
brown-skinned
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From this reading Temana, tall, smooth-limbed, and brown-skinned, was an excellent savage, and mine own good friend.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
C
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
clinking
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
cooling
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From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
denied
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From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
down
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
encompassed
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From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
evening
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
excellent
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From this reading Temana, tall, smooth-limbed, and brown-skinned, was an excellent savage, and mine own good friend.
feel
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From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
foster-father
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From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
friend
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From this reading Temana, tall, smooth-limbed, and brown-skinned, was an excellent savage, and mine own good friend.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then we were away from Malepa's baby, which was a good thing in itself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
houses
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From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And then we were away from Malepa's baby, which was a good thing in itself.
Late
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
lived
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From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
Ltd
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
Malepa
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From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
Malepa's
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From this reading And then we were away from Malepa's baby, which was a good thing in itself.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Temana, tall, smooth-limbed, and brown-skinned, was an excellent savage, and mine own good friend.
mother
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From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
native
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
Other
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
out
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From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
own
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From this reading Temana, tall, smooth-limbed, and brown-skinned, was an excellent savage, and mine own good friend.
palms
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From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
Pearson
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
reach
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From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
reason
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From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
sand
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
savage
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From this reading Temana, tall, smooth-limbed, and brown-skinned, was an excellent savage, and mine own good friend.
sea-breeze
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From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
sides
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From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
sleeping-mats
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
slumber
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
smooth-limbed
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From this reading Temana, tall, smooth-limbed, and brown-skinned, was an excellent savage, and mine own good friend.
sort
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From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
spread
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
Stories
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
tall
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From this reading Temana, tall, smooth-limbed, and brown-skinned, was an excellent savage, and mine own good friend.
Tapu
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
Temana
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
then
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From this reading And then we were away from Malepa's baby, which was a good thing in itself.
thick
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From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then we were away from Malepa's baby, which was a good thing in itself.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
three
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From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
two
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From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
united
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From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
village
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And then we were away from Malepa's baby, which was a good thing in itself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For here, out upon the open beach, we could feel a breath of the cooling sea-breeze, denied to the village houses by reason of the thick belt of palms which encompassed them on three sides.
white
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
wife
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From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
wrapped
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From this reading From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories" C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Late one evening, when the native village was wrapped in slumber, Temana and I brought our sleeping-mats down to the boat-shed, and spread them upon the white, clinking sand.
year
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From this reading He and his wife Malepa lived with me as a sort of foster-father and mother, though their united ages did not reach mine by a year or two.
