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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 ORGANIZING A NEW EXPEDITION.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He also told him that after staying a long time at Kasongo, he had joined a company of Portuguese traders and proceeded south.
all
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From this reading He was a splendid specimen of a man physically, and just the one to give Stanley all the information he wanted respecting Cameron's movements.
also
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From this reading He also told him that after staying a long time at Kasongo, he had joined a company of Portuguese traders and proceeded south.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a splendid specimen of a man physically, and just the one to give Stanley all the information he wanted respecting Cameron's movements.
Arab
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
Arriving
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He also told him that after staying a long time at Kasongo, he had joined a company of Portuguese traders and proceeded south.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
Cameron
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
Cameron's
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From this reading He was a splendid specimen of a man physically, and just the one to give Stanley all the information he wanted respecting Cameron's movements.
canoes
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From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
company
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From this reading He also told him that after staying a long time at Kasongo, he had joined a company of Portuguese traders and proceeded south.
conducted
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
country
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
EXPEDITION
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From this reading ORGANIZING A NEW EXPEDITION.
far
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
first
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
follow
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From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
give
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From this reading He was a splendid specimen of a man physically, and just the one to give Stanley all the information he wanted respecting Cameron's movements.
go
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From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a splendid specimen of a man physically, and just the one to give Stanley all the information he wanted respecting Cameron's movements.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
information
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From this reading He was a splendid specimen of a man physically, and just the one to give Stanley all the information he wanted respecting Cameron's movements.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
joined
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From this reading He also told him that after staying a long time at Kasongo, he had joined a company of Portuguese traders and proceeded south.
just
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From this reading He was a splendid specimen of a man physically, and just the one to give Stanley all the information he wanted respecting Cameron's movements.
Kasongo
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
know
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
latter
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From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
long
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From this reading He also told him that after staying a long time at Kasongo, he had joined a company of Portuguese traders and proceeded south.
man
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From this reading He was a splendid specimen of a man physically, and just the one to give Stanley all the information he wanted respecting Cameron's movements.
meet
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
men
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From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
movements
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From this reading He was a splendid specimen of a man physically, and just the one to give Stanley all the information he wanted respecting Cameron's movements.
near
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
NEW
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From this reading ORGANIZING A NEW EXPEDITION.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
Nyangwe
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
obtained
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From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
once
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
ORGANIZING
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From this reading ORGANIZING A NEW EXPEDITION.
physically
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From this reading He was a splendid specimen of a man physically, and just the one to give Stanley all the information he wanted respecting Cameron's movements.
Portuguese
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From this reading He also told him that after staying a long time at Kasongo, he had joined a company of Portuguese traders and proceeded south.
proceeded
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From this reading He also told him that after staying a long time at Kasongo, he had joined a company of Portuguese traders and proceeded south.
proper
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
purpose
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From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
respecting
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From this reading He was a splendid specimen of a man physically, and just the one to give Stanley all the information he wanted respecting Cameron's movements.
river
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From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
sea
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From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
seems
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
south
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From this reading He also told him that after staying a long time at Kasongo, he had joined a company of Portuguese traders and proceeded south.
specimen
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From this reading He was a splendid specimen of a man physically, and just the one to give Stanley all the information he wanted respecting Cameron's movements.
spelling
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
splendid
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From this reading He was a splendid specimen of a man physically, and just the one to give Stanley all the information he wanted respecting Cameron's movements.
Stanley
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
staying
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From this reading He also told him that after staying a long time at Kasongo, he had joined a company of Portuguese traders and proceeded south.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
time
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From this reading He also told him that after staying a long time at Kasongo, he had joined a company of Portuguese traders and proceeded south.
Tipo-tib
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
Tipo-tipo
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
Tippu-tib
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
told
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From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
traders
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From this reading He also told him that after staying a long time at Kasongo, he had joined a company of Portuguese traders and proceeded south.
unwilling
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From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
Utotera
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From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
wanted
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From this reading He was a splendid specimen of a man physically, and just the one to give Stanley all the information he wanted respecting Cameron's movements.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He told him that the latter wanted to follow the river to the sea, but that his men were unwilling to go; besides, no canoes could be obtained for the purpose.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Arriving near Nyangwe, one of the first to meet Stanley was the Arab, Tipo-tipo, or Tipo-tib, or Tippu-tib (which is the proper spelling neither Cameron nor Stanley seems to know), who had once conducted Cameron as far as Utotera or the Kasongo country.
