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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 This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
advance
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From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
afterwards
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From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
also
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From this reading He brought me the tablet on which I had drawn the mode of my descent, and had also sketched the head of the horrible reptile that had scared me from my friend’s corpse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
aspect
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From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
awoke
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From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
beautiful
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From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
bed-side
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From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
belonged
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From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
chief
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From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
child
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From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
comparative
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From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
converse
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From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
corpse
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From this reading He brought me the tablet on which I had drawn the mode of my descent, and had also sketched the head of the horrible reptile that had scared me from my friend’s corpse.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
countenance
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From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
country
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From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading He brought me the tablet on which I had drawn the mode of my descent, and had also sketched the head of the horrible reptile that had scared me from my friend’s corpse.
drawn
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From this reading He brought me the tablet on which I had drawn the mode of my descent, and had also sketched the head of the horrible reptile that had scared me from my friend’s corpse.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
ease
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From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
eldest
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From this reading The child, whose name was Taee (pronounced Tar-ee), was the magistrate’s eldest son.
energetic
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From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
expression
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From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
faces
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From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
fluency
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From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
friend's
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From this reading He brought me the tablet on which I had drawn the mode of my descent, and had also sketched the head of the horrible reptile that had scared me from my friend’s corpse.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He brought me the tablet on which I had drawn the mode of my descent, and had also sketched the head of the horrible reptile that had scared me from my friend’s corpse.
grappling-hooks
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From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
greater
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From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
head
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From this reading He brought me the tablet on which I had drawn the mode of my descent, and had also sketched the head of the horrible reptile that had scared me from my friend’s corpse.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
hitherto
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From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
horrible
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From this reading He brought me the tablet on which I had drawn the mode of my descent, and had also sketched the head of the horrible reptile that had scared me from my friend’s corpse.
house
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From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
language
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From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
learned
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From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
made
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From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
magistrate
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From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
magistrate's
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From this reading The child, whose name was Taee (pronounced Tar-ee), was the magistrate’s eldest son.
manly
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From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He brought me the tablet on which I had drawn the mode of my descent, and had also sketched the head of the horrible reptile that had scared me from my friend’s corpse.
men
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From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
mode
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From this reading He brought me the tablet on which I had drawn the mode of my descent, and had also sketched the head of the horrible reptile that had scared me from my friend’s corpse.
more
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From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The child, whose name was Taee (pronounced Tar-ee), was the magistrate’s eldest son.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He brought me the tablet on which I had drawn the mode of my descent, and had also sketched the head of the horrible reptile that had scared me from my friend’s corpse.
once
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From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
passionless
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From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
pronounced
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From this reading The child, whose name was Taee (pronounced Tar-ee), was the magistrate’s eldest son.
race
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From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
received
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From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
reptile
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From this reading He brought me the tablet on which I had drawn the mode of my descent, and had also sketched the head of the horrible reptile that had scared me from my friend’s corpse.
residence
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From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
rope
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From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
saw
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From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
scared
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From this reading He brought me the tablet on which I had drawn the mode of my descent, and had also sketched the head of the horrible reptile that had scared me from my friend’s corpse.
seen
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From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
serene
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From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
singularly
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From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
sketched
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From this reading He brought me the tablet on which I had drawn the mode of my descent, and had also sketched the head of the horrible reptile that had scared me from my friend’s corpse.
sleep
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From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
son
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From this reading The child, whose name was Taee (pronounced Tar-ee), was the magistrate’s eldest son.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
tablet
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From this reading He brought me the tablet on which I had drawn the mode of my descent, and had also sketched the head of the horrible reptile that had scared me from my friend’s corpse.
Taee
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From this reading The child, whose name was Taee (pronounced Tar-ee), was the magistrate’s eldest son.
Tar-ee
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From this reading The child, whose name was Taee (pronounced Tar-ee), was the magistrate’s eldest son.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
trance
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From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
tribe
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From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
very
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From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
vivacious
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From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When I once more awoke I saw by my bed-side the child who had brought the rope and grappling-hooks to the house in which I had been first received, and which, as I afterwards learned, was the residence of the chief magistrate of the tribe.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The child, whose name was Taee (pronounced Tar-ee), was the magistrate’s eldest son.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I found that during my last sleep or trance I had made still greater advance in the language of the country, and could converse with comparative ease and fluency.
years
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From this reading This child was singularly handsome, even for the beautiful race to which he belonged, with a countenance very manly in aspect for his years, and with a more vivacious and energetic expression than I had hitherto seen in the serene and passionless faces of the men.
