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Roughing It, Part 7.
Roughing It, Part 7.

Chapter IV

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In my diary of our third day in Honolulu, I find this:
I am probably the most sensitive man in Hawaii to-night--especially about sitting down in the presence of my betters.
I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.
An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.
They all started at the appointed hour except myself.
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Roughing It, Part 7.

Chapter IV

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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In my diary of our third day in Honolulu, I find this:
Line 2
I am probably the most sensitive man in Hawaii to-night--especially about sitting down in the presence of my betters.
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I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.
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An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.
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They all started at the appointed hour except myself.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “I am probably the most sensitive man in Hawaii to-night--especially about sitting down in the presence of my betters.”

Except preposition US /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading “They all started at the appointed hour except myself.”

Gentlemen noun US /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.”

Half noun US /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.”

Honest adjective US /ˈɑnɪst/

truthful and trustworthy

From this reading “I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “They all started at the appointed hour except myself.”

Party noun US /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.”

Third noun US /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In my diary of our third day in Honolulu, I find this:”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.”

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30

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From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

4

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From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

5

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I am probably the most sensitive man in Hawaii to-night--especially about sitting down in the presence of my betters.

all

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From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am probably the most sensitive man in Hawaii to-night--especially about sitting down in the presence of my betters.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

appointed

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From this reading They all started at the appointed hour except myself.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

betters

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From this reading I am probably the most sensitive man in Hawaii to-night--especially about sitting down in the presence of my betters.

Coacoanut

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From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

consist

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

day

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From this reading In my diary of our third day in Honolulu, I find this:

delicacy

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From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

Diamond

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From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

diary

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From this reading In my diary of our third day in Honolulu, I find this:

down

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From this reading I am probably the most sensitive man in Hawaii to-night--especially about sitting down in the presence of my betters.

dozen

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From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

especially

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From this reading I am probably the most sensitive man in Hawaii to-night--especially about sitting down in the presence of my betters.

exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading They all started at the appointed hour except myself.

excursion

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

fifteen

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

find

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In my diary of our third day in Honolulu, I find this:

gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

Grove

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

halfnounUS /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

Hawaii

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I am probably the most sensitive man in Hawaii to-night--especially about sitting down in the presence of my betters.

Head

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/

truthful and trustworthy

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

Honolulu

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From this reading In my diary of our third day in Honolulu, I find this:

horse-back

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

hour

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They all started at the appointed hour except myself.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading In my diary of our third day in Honolulu, I find this:

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In my diary of our third day in Honolulu, I find this:

King's

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From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

ladies

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

M

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

man

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I am probably the most sensitive man in Hawaii to-night--especially about sitting down in the presence of my betters.

miles

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

most

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I am probably the most sensitive man in Hawaii to-night--especially about sitting down in the presence of my betters.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading In my diary of our third day in Honolulu, I find this:

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading They all started at the appointed hour except myself.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In my diary of our third day in Honolulu, I find this:

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading In my diary of our third day in Honolulu, I find this:

P

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

partynounUS /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

planned

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

presence

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From this reading I am probably the most sensitive man in Hawaii to-night--especially about sitting down in the presence of my betters.

probably

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I am probably the most sensitive man in Hawaii to-night--especially about sitting down in the presence of my betters.

ridden

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

sensitive

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I am probably the most sensitive man in Hawaii to-night--especially about sitting down in the presence of my betters.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

sitting

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I am probably the most sensitive man in Hawaii to-night--especially about sitting down in the presence of my betters.

started

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They all started at the appointed hour except myself.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I am probably the most sensitive man in Hawaii to-night--especially about sitting down in the presence of my betters.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They all started at the appointed hour except myself.

thirdnounUS /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In my diary of our third day in Honolulu, I find this:

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading In my diary of our third day in Honolulu, I find this:

three

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

to-day

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.

to-night

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I am probably the most sensitive man in Hawaii to-night--especially about sitting down in the presence of my betters.

truth

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

twenty

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I have ridden fifteen or twenty miles on horse-back since 5 P.M. and to tell the honest truth, I have a delicacy about sitting down at all.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading An excursion to Diamond Head and the King's Coacoanut Grove was planned to-day--time, 4:30 P.M.--the party to consist of half a dozen gentlemen and three ladies.