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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 In fact, it gave him a power of expressing himself by gestures and single words in a manner wonderful.
African
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
African's
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a time, the men gave him something to eat, for they imagined he might be hungry, and this also helped him very much, and his heart went out to these new friends.
all
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From this reading It was not whiskey, but Inkspot liked it very much, and felt all sorts of good effects from it.
also
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From this reading After a time, the men gave him something to eat, for they imagined he might be hungry, and this also helped him very much, and his heart went out to these new friends.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
ARATO
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not whiskey, but Inkspot liked it very much, and felt all sorts of good effects from it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In fact, it gave him a power of expressing himself by gestures and single words in a manner wonderful.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
down
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From this reading In the first place, they made him sit down with them, and offered him something to drink.
drink
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From this reading In the first place, they made him sit down with them, and offered him something to drink.
drinking
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
eat
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From this reading After a time, the men gave him something to eat, for they imagined he might be hungry, and this also helped him very much, and his heart went out to these new friends.
effects
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From this reading It was not whiskey, but Inkspot liked it very much, and felt all sorts of good effects from it.
English
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
expressing
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From this reading In fact, it gave him a power of expressing himself by gestures and single words in a manner wonderful.
fact
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From this reading In fact, it gave him a power of expressing himself by gestures and single words in a manner wonderful.
far
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
felt
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From this reading It was not whiskey, but Inkspot liked it very much, and felt all sorts of good effects from it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, they made him sit down with them, and offered him something to drink.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After a time, the men gave him something to eat, for they imagined he might be hungry, and this also helped him very much, and his heart went out to these new friends.
four
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
friends
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From this reading After a time, the men gave him something to eat, for they imagined he might be hungry, and this also helped him very much, and his heart went out to these new friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was not whiskey, but Inkspot liked it very much, and felt all sorts of good effects from it.
gave
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From this reading In fact, it gave him a power of expressing himself by gestures and single words in a manner wonderful.
gestures
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From this reading In fact, it gave him a power of expressing himself by gestures and single words in a manner wonderful.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not whiskey, but Inkspot liked it very much, and felt all sorts of good effects from it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a time, the men gave him something to eat, for they imagined he might be hungry, and this also helped him very much, and his heart went out to these new friends.
heart
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From this reading After a time, the men gave him something to eat, for they imagined he might be hungry, and this also helped him very much, and his heart went out to these new friends.
helped
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From this reading After a time, the men gave him something to eat, for they imagined he might be hungry, and this also helped him very much, and his heart went out to these new friends.
Hercules
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the first place, they made him sit down with them, and offered him something to drink.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In fact, it gave him a power of expressing himself by gestures and single words in a manner wonderful.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
hungry
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From this reading After a time, the men gave him something to eat, for they imagined he might be hungry, and this also helped him very much, and his heart went out to these new friends.
ignorance
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
imagined
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From this reading After a time, the men gave him something to eat, for they imagined he might be hungry, and this also helped him very much, and his heart went out to these new friends.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
Inkspot
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From this reading It was not whiskey, but Inkspot liked it very much, and felt all sorts of good effects from it.
interesting
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
labors
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
language
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
liked
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From this reading It was not whiskey, but Inkspot liked it very much, and felt all sorts of good effects from it.
made
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From this reading In the first place, they made him sit down with them, and offered him something to drink.
manner
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From this reading In fact, it gave him a power of expressing himself by gestures and single words in a manner wonderful.
men
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
much
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From this reading It was not whiskey, but Inkspot liked it very much, and felt all sorts of good effects from it.
mythical
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
new
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From this reading After a time, the men gave him something to eat, for they imagined he might be hungry, and this also helped him very much, and his heart went out to these new friends.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not whiskey, but Inkspot liked it very much, and felt all sorts of good effects from it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
offered
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From this reading In the first place, they made him sit down with them, and offered him something to drink.
out
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From this reading After a time, the men gave him something to eat, for they imagined he might be hungry, and this also helped him very much, and his heart went out to these new friends.
permit
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
place
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From this reading In the first place, they made him sit down with them, and offered him something to drink.
power
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From this reading In fact, it gave him a power of expressing himself by gestures and single words in a manner wonderful.
pursue
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
single
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From this reading In fact, it gave him a power of expressing himself by gestures and single words in a manner wonderful.
sit
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From this reading In the first place, they made him sit down with them, and offered him something to drink.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In the first place, they made him sit down with them, and offered him something to drink.
sorts
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From this reading It was not whiskey, but Inkspot liked it very much, and felt all sorts of good effects from it.
Spanish
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
subject
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
tavern
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From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the first place, they made him sit down with them, and offered him something to drink.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After a time, the men gave him something to eat, for they imagined he might be hungry, and this also helped him very much, and his heart went out to these new friends.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time, the men gave him something to eat, for they imagined he might be hungry, and this also helped him very much, and his heart went out to these new friends.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
very
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From this reading It was not whiskey, but Inkspot liked it very much, and felt all sorts of good effects from it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time, the men gave him something to eat, for they imagined he might be hungry, and this also helped him very much, and his heart went out to these new friends.
whiskey
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From this reading It was not whiskey, but Inkspot liked it very much, and felt all sorts of good effects from it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the first place, they made him sit down with them, and offered him something to drink.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In fact, it gave him a power of expressing himself by gestures and single words in a manner wonderful.
words
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From this reading In fact, it gave him a power of expressing himself by gestures and single words in a manner wonderful.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE "ARATO" The subject of the labors of an African Hercules, mythical as these labors might be, was so interesting to the four men who had been drinking and smoking in the tavern, that they determined to pursue it as far as their ignorance of the African's language, and his ignorance of English and Spanish, would permit.
