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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 Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
aboriginal's
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From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
absorbed
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From this reading Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
access
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From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
acquired
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From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This irritated Sanders to an unjustifiable degree.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
bearing
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From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
birthright
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From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
body
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From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
came
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From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
Commissioner
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From this reading Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
country
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From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
degree
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From this reading This irritated Sanders to an unjustifiable degree.
difficult
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From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
gifted
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From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
good
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From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
headquarters
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From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
irritated
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From this reading This irritated Sanders to an unjustifiable degree.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
Isisi
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From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
knowing
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From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
known
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From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
lies
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From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
little
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From this reading Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
lived
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From this reading Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
LONELY
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From this reading THE LONELY ONE.
long
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From this reading Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
months
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From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
More
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From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
native
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From this reading Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
news
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From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE LONELY ONE.
people
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From this reading Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
power
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From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
prescience
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From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
Sanders
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From this reading Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
sent
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From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
simplicity
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From this reading Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
spies
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From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONELY ONE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
things
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From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
three
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From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
two
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From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
uncanny
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From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
unjustifiable
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From this reading This irritated Sanders to an unjustifiable degree.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
waiting
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From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
way
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From this reading He had sent three spies into the Isisi country--which lies a long way from headquarters and is difficult of access--and after two months of waiting they came to him in a body, bearing good news.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Commissioner Sanders had lived so long with native people that he had absorbed not a little of their simplicity.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading More than this, he had acquired the uncanny power of knowing things which he would not and could not have known unless he were gifted with the prescience which is every aboriginal's birthright.
