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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 THE TERRIBLE SOLOMONS There is no gainsaying that the Solomons are a hard-bitten bunch of islands.
abound
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
abrasion
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
air
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
also
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From this reading It is also true that the natives of the Solomons are a wild lot, with a hearty appetite for human flesh and a fad for collecting human heads.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But to the new chum who has no constitutional understanding of men and life in the rough, the Solomons may indeed prove terrible.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading It is also true that the natives of the Solomons are a wild lot, with a hearty appetite for human flesh and a fad for collecting human heads.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE TERRIBLE SOLOMONS There is no gainsaying that the Solomons are a hard-bitten bunch of islands.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
bites
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
bunch
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE SOLOMONS There is no gainsaying that the Solomons are a hard-bitten bunch of islands.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to the new chum who has no constitutional understanding of men and life in the rough, the Solomons may indeed prove terrible.
chum
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From this reading But to the new chum who has no constitutional understanding of men and life in the rough, the Solomons may indeed prove terrible.
collecting
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From this reading It is also true that the natives of the Solomons are a wild lot, with a hearty appetite for human flesh and a fad for collecting human heads.
constitutional
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From this reading But to the new chum who has no constitutional understanding of men and life in the rough, the Solomons may indeed prove terrible.
countries
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
cut
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
diseases
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
dying
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
dysentery
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
escape
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
fad
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From this reading It is also true that the natives of the Solomons are a wild lot, with a hearty appetite for human flesh and a fad for collecting human heads.
fever
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
flesh
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From this reading It is also true that the natives of the Solomons are a wild lot, with a hearty appetite for human flesh and a fad for collecting human heads.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is also true that the natives of the Solomons are a wild lot, with a hearty appetite for human flesh and a fad for collecting human heads.
gainsaying
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE SOLOMONS There is no gainsaying that the Solomons are a hard-bitten bunch of islands.
hand
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From this reading On the other hand, there are worse places in the world.
hard-bitten
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE SOLOMONS There is no gainsaying that the Solomons are a hard-bitten bunch of islands.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But to the new chum who has no constitutional understanding of men and life in the rough, the Solomons may indeed prove terrible.
heads
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From this reading It is also true that the natives of the Solomons are a wild lot, with a hearty appetite for human flesh and a fad for collecting human heads.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading It is also true that the natives of the Solomons are a wild lot, with a hearty appetite for human flesh and a fad for collecting human heads.
human
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From this reading It is also true that the natives of the Solomons are a wild lot, with a hearty appetite for human flesh and a fad for collecting human heads.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the other hand, there are worse places in the world.
indeed
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From this reading But to the new chum who has no constitutional understanding of men and life in the rough, the Solomons may indeed prove terrible.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TERRIBLE SOLOMONS There is no gainsaying that the Solomons are a hard-bitten bunch of islands.
islands
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE SOLOMONS There is no gainsaying that the Solomons are a hard-bitten bunch of islands.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to the new chum who has no constitutional understanding of men and life in the rough, the Solomons may indeed prove terrible.
loathsome
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
lot
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From this reading It is also true that the natives of the Solomons are a wild lot, with a hearty appetite for human flesh and a fad for collecting human heads.
malignant
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
many
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But to the new chum who has no constitutional understanding of men and life in the rough, the Solomons may indeed prove terrible.
men
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From this reading But to the new chum who has no constitutional understanding of men and life in the rough, the Solomons may indeed prove terrible.
natives
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From this reading It is also true that the natives of the Solomons are a wild lot, with a hearty appetite for human flesh and a fad for collecting human heads.
new
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From this reading But to the new chum who has no constitutional understanding of men and life in the rough, the Solomons may indeed prove terrible.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE TERRIBLE SOLOMONS There is no gainsaying that the Solomons are a hard-bitten bunch of islands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TERRIBLE SOLOMONS There is no gainsaying that the Solomons are a hard-bitten bunch of islands.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other hand, there are worse places in the world.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
other
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From this reading On the other hand, there are worse places in the world.
own
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
perpetually
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
places
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From this reading On the other hand, there are worse places in the world.
plants
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
poison
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
pore
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
prove
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From this reading But to the new chum who has no constitutional understanding of men and life in the rough, the Solomons may indeed prove terrible.
return
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
rough
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From this reading But to the new chum who has no constitutional understanding of men and life in the rough, the Solomons may indeed prove terrible.
saturated
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
skin
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
SOLOMONS
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE SOLOMONS There is no gainsaying that the Solomons are a hard-bitten bunch of islands.
strong
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
TERRIBLEnounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE TERRIBLE SOLOMONS There is no gainsaying that the Solomons are a hard-bitten bunch of islands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TERRIBLE SOLOMONS There is no gainsaying that the Solomons are a hard-bitten bunch of islands.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TERRIBLE SOLOMONS There is no gainsaying that the Solomons are a hard-bitten bunch of islands.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
There
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE SOLOMONS There is no gainsaying that the Solomons are a hard-bitten bunch of islands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But to the new chum who has no constitutional understanding of men and life in the rough, the Solomons may indeed prove terrible.
true
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
ulcers
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
understanding
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From this reading But to the new chum who has no constitutional understanding of men and life in the rough, the Solomons may indeed prove terrible.
walk-about
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But to the new chum who has no constitutional understanding of men and life in the rough, the Solomons may indeed prove terrible.
wild
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From this reading It is also true that the natives of the Solomons are a wild lot, with a hearty appetite for human flesh and a fad for collecting human heads.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
world
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From this reading On the other hand, there are worse places in the world.
worse
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From this reading On the other hand, there are worse places in the world.
wrecks
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From this reading It is true that fever and dysentery are perpetually on the walk-about, that loathsome skin diseases abound, that the air is saturated with a poison that bites into every pore, cut, or abrasion and plants malignant ulcers, and that many strong men who escape dying there return as wrecks to their own countries.
