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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 boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
also
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From this reading The boys would also have been delighted could they have seen the village which had been burned by Frank’s orders.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There were numerous islands to be visited, and among them were the Mangroves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
anxious
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From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
boys
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From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
burned
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From this reading The boys would also have been delighted could they have seen the village which had been burned by Frank’s orders.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The boys would also have been delighted could they have seen the village which had been burned by Frank’s orders.
Club's
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From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
command
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From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The boys would also have been delighted could they have seen the village which had been burned by Frank’s orders.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
delighted
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From this reading The boys would also have been delighted could they have seen the village which had been burned by Frank’s orders.
destination
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From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
Dick
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From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
entreaties
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From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
explored
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From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
fight
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From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
Frank
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From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
Frank's
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From this reading The boys would also have been delighted could they have seen the village which had been burned by Frank’s orders.
get
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From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
gladly
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From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boys would also have been delighted could they have seen the village which had been burned by Frank’s orders.
harbor
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From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The boys would also have been delighted could they have seen the village which had been burned by Frank’s orders.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
Hilo
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From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
hurry
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From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
interest
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From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
Islands
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From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
Japan
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From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
Mangroves
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From this reading There were numerous islands to be visited, and among them were the Mangroves.
natives
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From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
numerous
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From this reading There were numerous islands to be visited, and among them were the Mangroves.
obeyed
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From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
objects
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From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
occurred
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From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
orders
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From this reading The boys would also have been delighted could they have seen the village which had been burned by Frank’s orders.
Pacific
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From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
place
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From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
Sandwich
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From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
see
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From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
seen
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From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
set
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From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
shaped
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From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
Stranger
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From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were numerous islands to be visited, and among them were the Mangroves.
there
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From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
thoroughly
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From this reading The Sandwich Islands having been thoroughly explored, the Stranger set sail for the harbor of Hilo, and shaped her course across the Pacific.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
Uncle
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From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
village
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From this reading The boys would also have been delighted could they have seen the village which had been burned by Frank’s orders.
visited
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From this reading There were numerous islands to be visited, and among them were the Mangroves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
way
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From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Japan was the Club’s destination, but they were in no hurry to get there, and besides there were objects of interest to be seen on the way.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The boys would also have been delighted could they have seen the village which had been burned by Frank’s orders.
yielding
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From this reading The boys were anxious to see the place where the fight with the natives occurred, and Uncle Dick, yielding to their entreaties, told Frank to take the schooner there, a command which he gladly obeyed.
