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12th
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From this reading But the time came at last for him to enter upon his work in earnest, and he sailed from Bombay, on the 12th of October, for Zanzibar.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On board the barque was a Scotchman, named Farquhar, acting as first mate.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
accompany
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From this reading Taking a fancy to him, Stanley engaged him to accompany the expedition to find Livingstone.
acting
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From this reading On board the barque was a Scotchman, named Farquhar, acting as first mate.
Africa
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From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On board the barque was a Scotchman, named Farquhar, acting as first mate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the time came at last for him to enter upon his work in earnest, and he sailed from Bombay, on the 12th of October, for Zanzibar.
Baker
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From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
barque
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From this reading On board the barque was a Scotchman, named Farquhar, acting as first mate.
board
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From this reading On board the barque was a Scotchman, named Farquhar, acting as first mate.
Bombay
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From this reading But the time came at last for him to enter upon his work in earnest, and he sailed from Bombay, on the 12th of October, for Zanzibar.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the time came at last for him to enter upon his work in earnest, and he sailed from Bombay, on the 12th of October, for Zanzibar.
called
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From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
came
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From this reading But the time came at last for him to enter upon his work in earnest, and he sailed from Bombay, on the 12th of October, for Zanzibar.
charge
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From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
earnest
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From this reading But the time came at last for him to enter upon his work in earnest, and he sailed from Bombay, on the 12th of October, for Zanzibar.
east
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From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
engaged
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From this reading Taking a fancy to him, Stanley engaged him to accompany the expedition to find Livingstone.
enter
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From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
expedition
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From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
fancy
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From this reading Taking a fancy to him, Stanley engaged him to accompany the expedition to find Livingstone.
Farquhar
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From this reading On board the barque was a Scotchman, named Farquhar, acting as first mate.
find
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From this reading Taking a fancy to him, Stanley engaged him to accompany the expedition to find Livingstone.
first
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From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading STANLEY'S SEARCH FOR LIVINGSTONE.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the time came at last for him to enter upon his work in earnest, and he sailed from Bombay, on the 12th of October, for Zanzibar.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the time came at last for him to enter upon his work in earnest, and he sailed from Bombay, on the 12th of October, for Zanzibar.
how
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From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
last
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From this reading But the time came at last for him to enter upon his work in earnest, and he sailed from Bombay, on the 12th of October, for Zanzibar.
LIVINGSTONE
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From this reading STANLEY'S SEARCH FOR LIVINGSTONE.
mate
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From this reading On board the barque was a Scotchman, named Farquhar, acting as first mate.
Mr
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From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
named
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From this reading On board the barque was a Scotchman, named Farquhar, acting as first mate.
north
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From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
October
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From this reading But the time came at last for him to enter upon his work in earnest, and he sailed from Bombay, on the 12th of October, for Zanzibar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the time came at last for him to enter upon his work in earnest, and he sailed from Bombay, on the 12th of October, for Zanzibar.
sailed
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From this reading But the time came at last for him to enter upon his work in earnest, and he sailed from Bombay, on the 12th of October, for Zanzibar.
Scotchman
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From this reading On board the barque was a Scotchman, named Farquhar, acting as first mate.
SEARCH
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From this reading STANLEY'S SEARCH FOR LIVINGSTONE.
see
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From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
seen
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From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
sent
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From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
Spain
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From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
Stanley
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From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
STANLEY'S
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From this reading STANLEY'S SEARCH FOR LIVINGSTONE.
suddenly
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From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
take
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From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
Taking
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From this reading Taking a fancy to him, Stanley engaged him to accompany the expedition to find Livingstone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
time
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From this reading But the time came at last for him to enter upon his work in earnest, and he sailed from Bombay, on the 12th of October, for Zanzibar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But the time came at last for him to enter upon his work in earnest, and he sailed from Bombay, on the 12th of October, for Zanzibar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We have seen how suddenly Mr. Stanley was called from Spain, to take charge of an expedition in search of Livingstone, how he was sent to see Baker who was about to enter Africa from the north, and how he was first sent east.
work
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From this reading But the time came at last for him to enter upon his work in earnest, and he sailed from Bombay, on the 12th of October, for Zanzibar.
Zanzibar
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From this reading But the time came at last for him to enter upon his work in earnest, and he sailed from Bombay, on the 12th of October, for Zanzibar.
