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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 Sanders was an unquiet man, or so his constituents thought him, and a little mad; this also was the native view.
Africa
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From this reading Nothing surprised Sanders except the ignorance of the average stay-at-home Briton on all matters pertaining to the savage peoples of Africa.
agencies
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From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
all
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From this reading Nothing surprised Sanders except the ignorance of the average stay-at-home Briton on all matters pertaining to the savage peoples of Africa.
also
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From this reading Sanders was an unquiet man, or so his constituents thought him, and a little mad; this also was the native view.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sanders was an unquiet man, or so his constituents thought him, and a little mad; this also was the native view.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
ascribe
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From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
average
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From this reading Nothing surprised Sanders except the ignorance of the average stay-at-home Briton on all matters pertaining to the savage peoples of Africa.
believed
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From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
black
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From this reading Queer things happened in the "black patch"--so the coast officials called Sanders' territory--miraculous, mysterious things, but Sanders was never surprised.
Briton
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From this reading Nothing surprised Sanders except the ignorance of the average stay-at-home Briton on all matters pertaining to the savage peoples of Africa.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Queer things happened in the "black patch"--so the coast officials called Sanders' territory--miraculous, mysterious things, but Sanders was never surprised.
called
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From this reading Queer things happened in the "black patch"--so the coast officials called Sanders' territory--miraculous, mysterious things, but Sanders was never surprised.
coast
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From this reading Queer things happened in the "black patch"--so the coast officials called Sanders' territory--miraculous, mysterious things, but Sanders was never surprised.
constituents
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From this reading Sanders was an unquiet man, or so his constituents thought him, and a little mad; this also was the native view.
dealings
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From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
devils
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From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
difficult
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From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
evils
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From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Nothing surprised Sanders except the ignorance of the average stay-at-home Briton on all matters pertaining to the savage peoples of Africa.
folks
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From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
ghosts
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From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
happened
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From this reading Queer things happened in the "black patch"--so the coast officials called Sanders' territory--miraculous, mysterious things, but Sanders was never surprised.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sanders was an unquiet man, or so his constituents thought him, and a little mad; this also was the native view.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sanders was an unquiet man, or so his constituents thought him, and a little mad; this also was the native view.
human
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From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
ignorance
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From this reading Nothing surprised Sanders except the ignorance of the average stay-at-home Briton on all matters pertaining to the savage peoples of Africa.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Queer things happened in the "black patch"--so the coast officials called Sanders' territory--miraculous, mysterious things, but Sanders was never surprised.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
life
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From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
little
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From this reading Sanders was an unquiet man, or so his constituents thought him, and a little mad; this also was the native view.
mad
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From this reading Sanders was an unquiet man, or so his constituents thought him, and a little mad; this also was the native view.
man
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From this reading Sanders was an unquiet man, or so his constituents thought him, and a little mad; this also was the native view.
matters
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From this reading Nothing surprised Sanders except the ignorance of the average stay-at-home Briton on all matters pertaining to the savage peoples of Africa.
miraculous
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From this reading Queer things happened in the "black patch"--so the coast officials called Sanders' territory--miraculous, mysterious things, but Sanders was never surprised.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Queer things happened in the "black patch"--so the coast officials called Sanders' territory--miraculous, mysterious things, but Sanders was never surprised.
native
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From this reading Sanders was an unquiet man, or so his constituents thought him, and a little mad; this also was the native view.
never
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From this reading Queer things happened in the "black patch"--so the coast officials called Sanders' territory--miraculous, mysterious things, but Sanders was never surprised.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing surprised Sanders except the ignorance of the average stay-at-home Briton on all matters pertaining to the savage peoples of Africa.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing surprised Sanders except the ignorance of the average stay-at-home Briton on all matters pertaining to the savage peoples of Africa.
officials
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From this reading Queer things happened in the "black patch"--so the coast officials called Sanders' territory--miraculous, mysterious things, but Sanders was never surprised.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nothing surprised Sanders except the ignorance of the average stay-at-home Briton on all matters pertaining to the savage peoples of Africa.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sanders was an unquiet man, or so his constituents thought him, and a little mad; this also was the native view.
patch
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From this reading Queer things happened in the "black patch"--so the coast officials called Sanders' territory--miraculous, mysterious things, but Sanders was never surprised.
peoples
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From this reading Nothing surprised Sanders except the ignorance of the average stay-at-home Briton on all matters pertaining to the savage peoples of Africa.
personal
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From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
pertaining
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From this reading Nothing surprised Sanders except the ignorance of the average stay-at-home Briton on all matters pertaining to the savage peoples of Africa.
Queer
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From this reading Queer things happened in the "black patch"--so the coast officials called Sanders' territory--miraculous, mysterious things, but Sanders was never surprised.
realising
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From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
Sanders
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From this reading Nothing surprised Sanders except the ignorance of the average stay-at-home Briton on all matters pertaining to the savage peoples of Africa.
savage
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From this reading Nothing surprised Sanders except the ignorance of the average stay-at-home Briton on all matters pertaining to the savage peoples of Africa.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Queer things happened in the "black patch"--so the coast officials called Sanders' territory--miraculous, mysterious things, but Sanders was never surprised.
stay-at-home
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From this reading Nothing surprised Sanders except the ignorance of the average stay-at-home Briton on all matters pertaining to the savage peoples of Africa.
surprised
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From this reading Nothing surprised Sanders except the ignorance of the average stay-at-home Briton on all matters pertaining to the savage peoples of Africa.
sympathised
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From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
territory
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From this reading Queer things happened in the "black patch"--so the coast officials called Sanders' territory--miraculous, mysterious things, but Sanders was never surprised.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WITCH-DOCTOR.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
things
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From this reading Queer things happened in the "black patch"--so the coast officials called Sanders' territory--miraculous, mysterious things, but Sanders was never surprised.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sanders was an unquiet man, or so his constituents thought him, and a little mad; this also was the native view.
thought
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From this reading Sanders was an unquiet man, or so his constituents thought him, and a little mad; this also was the native view.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing surprised Sanders except the ignorance of the average stay-at-home Briton on all matters pertaining to the savage peoples of Africa.
unquiet
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From this reading Sanders was an unquiet man, or so his constituents thought him, and a little mad; this also was the native view.
very
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From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
view
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From this reading Sanders was an unquiet man, or so his constituents thought him, and a little mad; this also was the native view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Queer things happened in the "black patch"--so the coast officials called Sanders' territory--miraculous, mysterious things, but Sanders was never surprised.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
WITCH-DOCTOR
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From this reading THE WITCH-DOCTOR.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had dealings with folks who believed in ghosts and personal devils, and he sympathised with them, realising that it is very difficult to ascribe all the evils of life to human agencies.
