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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
America
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
appearance
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
bespeaking
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From this reading They cannot be called handsome, but their broad faces and little twinkling eyes give them a good-humored, jolly appearance, which is not far from bespeaking their real character.
black
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From this reading Their hair is long and black, and their complexion of a tawny brown.
bleak
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
blubber
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Their dress consists of a double coat of deer-skin, with the hair both inside and out, to which is joined a large hood which covers the head.
broad
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
brown
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From this reading Their hair is long and black, and their complexion of a tawny brown.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They cannot be called handsome, but their broad faces and little twinkling eyes give them a good-humored, jolly appearance, which is not far from bespeaking their real character.
called
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From this reading They cannot be called handsome, but their broad faces and little twinkling eyes give them a good-humored, jolly appearance, which is not far from bespeaking their real character.
cannot
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From this reading They cannot be called handsome, but their broad faces and little twinkling eyes give them a good-humored, jolly appearance, which is not far from bespeaking their real character.
Character
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
cheek
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
Children
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
coat
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From this reading Their dress consists of a double coat of deer-skin, with the hair both inside and out, to which is joined a large hood which covers the head.
complexion
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From this reading Their hair is long and black, and their complexion of a tawny brown.
consists
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From this reading Their dress consists of a double coat of deer-skin, with the hair both inside and out, to which is joined a large hood which covers the head.
covers
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From this reading Their dress consists of a double coat of deer-skin, with the hair both inside and out, to which is joined a large hood which covers the head.
deep
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
deer-skin
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From this reading Their dress consists of a double coat of deer-skin, with the hair both inside and out, to which is joined a large hood which covers the head.
diminutive
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
double
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From this reading Their dress consists of a double coat of deer-skin, with the hair both inside and out, to which is joined a large hood which covers the head.
dreary
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
Dress
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
ESQUIMAUX
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
eyes
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From this reading They cannot be called handsome, but their broad faces and little twinkling eyes give them a good-humored, jolly appearance, which is not far from bespeaking their real character.
faces
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
far
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From this reading They cannot be called handsome, but their broad faces and little twinkling eyes give them a good-humored, jolly appearance, which is not far from bespeaking their real character.
feet
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
Females
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
Fishing
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
five
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
flat
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
Food
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
give
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From this reading They cannot be called handsome, but their broad faces and little twinkling eyes give them a good-humored, jolly appearance, which is not far from bespeaking their real character.
good-humored
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From this reading They cannot be called handsome, but their broad faces and little twinkling eyes give them a good-humored, jolly appearance, which is not far from bespeaking their real character.
Greenland
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
hair
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From this reading Their hair is long and black, and their complexion of a tawny brown.
handsome
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From this reading They cannot be called handsome, but their broad faces and little twinkling eyes give them a good-humored, jolly appearance, which is not far from bespeaking their real character.
head
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From this reading Their dress consists of a double coat of deer-skin, with the hair both inside and out, to which is joined a large hood which covers the head.
high
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
hood
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From this reading Their dress consists of a double coat of deer-skin, with the hair both inside and out, to which is joined a large hood which covers the head.
Houses
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
icy
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
inside
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From this reading Their dress consists of a double coat of deer-skin, with the hair both inside and out, to which is joined a large hood which covers the head.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their hair is long and black, and their complexion of a tawny brown.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
joined
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From this reading Their dress consists of a double coat of deer-skin, with the hair both inside and out, to which is joined a large hood which covers the head.
jolly
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From this reading They cannot be called handsome, but their broad faces and little twinkling eyes give them a good-humored, jolly appearance, which is not far from bespeaking their real character.
laid
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
large
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
little
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From this reading They cannot be called handsome, but their broad faces and little twinkling eyes give them a good-humored, jolly appearance, which is not far from bespeaking their real character.
long
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From this reading Their hair is long and black, and their complexion of a tawny brown.
Marriage
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
more
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
north
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
noses
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
other
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
out
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From this reading Their dress consists of a double coat of deer-skin, with the hair both inside and out, to which is joined a large hood which covers the head.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
peninsula
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
people
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
Personal
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
race
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
real
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From this reading They cannot be called handsome, but their broad faces and little twinkling eyes give them a good-humored, jolly appearance, which is not far from bespeaking their real character.
regions
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
ruler
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
savages
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
scattered
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From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
small
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
sunk
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
tawny
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From this reading Their hair is long and black, and their complexion of a tawny brown.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESQUIMAUX.[14] _Personal appearance.--Houses.--Food.-- Fishing.--Females.--Dress.--Children.--Marriage and Character._ The Esquimaux are a race of savages scattered over the bleak, icy regions in the north of America, and the large, dreary peninsula of Greenland.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their hair is long and black, and their complexion of a tawny brown.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They cannot be called handsome, but their broad faces and little twinkling eyes give them a good-humored, jolly appearance, which is not far from bespeaking their real character.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
touching
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From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
twinkling
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From this reading They cannot be called handsome, but their broad faces and little twinkling eyes give them a good-humored, jolly appearance, which is not far from bespeaking their real character.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They cannot be called handsome, but their broad faces and little twinkling eyes give them a good-humored, jolly appearance, which is not far from bespeaking their real character.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They are a diminutive people, not more than five feet high, with broad, flat faces, and noses so small, and sunk so deep that a ruler might be laid across, from one blubber cheek to the other, without touching it.
