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The Country of the Dwarfs
The Country of the Dwarfs

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of The Country of the Dwarfs is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu • Curated US English Learning Edition
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SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.
ON the 30th of May, early in the morning, there was great excitement in Mayolo's village.
That morning we were to leave for the Apono country.
Mayolo himself was to take me there, and we were all getting ready, the men carefully arranging their otaitais.
The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Country of the Dwarfs

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of The Country of the Dwarfs is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.
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ON the 30th of May, early in the morning, there was great excitement in Mayolo's village.
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That morning we were to leave for the Apono country.
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Mayolo himself was to take me there, and we were all getting ready, the men carefully arranging their otaitais.
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The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.

Learner Dictionary

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arranging noun US /ərˈeɪndʒɪŋ/

the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

From this reading “Mayolo himself was to take me there, and we were all getting ready, the men carefully arranging their otaitais.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blown adjective US /bloʊn/

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading “The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.”

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file verb US /faɪl/

record in a public office or in a court of law

From this reading “The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.”

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horns noun US /hɔːrnz/

plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading “The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lunch verb US /lʌntʃ/

take the midday meal

From this reading “SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.”

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people's noun US /ˈpiːpəlz/

possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading “SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spree noun US /spriː/

a brief indulgence of your impulses

From this reading “SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.”

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tipsy adjective US /ˈtɪpsi/

slightly intoxicated

From this reading “SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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SAYING GOOD-BY noun + noun

In this reading “SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.”

398 times in 426,211 chapters
ON A SPREE preposition + article + noun counted as “on … spree”

In this reading “SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.”

355 times in 426,211 chapters
great excitement adjective + noun

In this reading “ON the 30th of May, early in the morning, there was great excitement in Mayolo's village.”

2,398 times in 426,211 chapters
in the morning preposition + article + noun counted as “in … morning”

In this reading “ON the 30th of May, early in the morning, there was great excitement in Mayolo's village.”

71,997 times in 426,211 chapters

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30th

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From this reading ON the 30th of May, early in the morning, there was great excitement in Mayolo's village.

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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 SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Mayolo himself was to take me there, and we were all getting ready, the men carefully arranging their otaitais.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Mayolo himself was to take me there, and we were all getting ready, the men carefully arranging their otaitais.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Apono

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From this reading That morning we were to leave for the Apono country.

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arrangingnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒɪŋ/

the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

From this reading Mayolo himself was to take me there, and we were all getting ready, the men carefully arranging their otaitais.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bringingnounUS /ˈbrɪŋɪŋ/

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.

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BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/

taking care or paying attention

From this reading Mayolo himself was to take me there, and we were all getting ready, the men carefully arranging their otaitais.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading That morning we were to leave for the Apono country.

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departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/

the act of departing

From this reading The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading ON the 30th of May, early in the morning, there was great excitement in Mayolo's village.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading ON the 30th of May, early in the morning, there was great excitement in Mayolo's village.

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FEARSnounUS /fɪrz/

plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

From this reading SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fileverbUS /faɪl/

record in a public office or in a court of law

From this reading The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading That morning we were to leave for the Apono country.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/

the act of acquiring something

From this reading Mayolo himself was to take me there, and we were all getting ready, the men carefully arranging their otaitais.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GOOD-BYnoun

a farewell remark

From this reading SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading ON the 30th of May, early in the morning, there was great excitement in Mayolo's village.

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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Mayolo himself was to take me there, and we were all getting ready, the men carefully arranging their otaitais.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hornsnounUS /hɔːrnz/

plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Igala

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.

Pending verification
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading ON the 30th of May, early in the morning, there was great excitement in Mayolo's village.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
leadingadjectiveUS /ˈliːdɪŋ/

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading That morning we were to leave for the Apono country.

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LUNCHverbUS /lʌntʃ/

take the midday meal

From this reading SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MAJESTYnounUS /ˈmædʒəsti/

impressiveness in scale or proportion

From this reading SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.

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Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading ON the 30th of May, early in the morning, there was great excitement in Mayolo's village.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Mayolo

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From this reading Mayolo himself was to take me there, and we were all getting ready, the men carefully arranging their otaitais.

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Mayolo's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ON the 30th of May, early in the morning, there was great excitement in Mayolo's village.

Pending verification
mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Mayolo himself was to take me there, and we were all getting ready, the men carefully arranging their otaitais.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading Mayolo himself was to take me there, and we were all getting ready, the men carefully arranging their otaitais.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading ON the 30th of May, early in the morning, there was great excitement in Mayolo's village.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ON the 30th of May, early in the morning, there was great excitement in Mayolo's village.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
otaitais

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mayolo himself was to take me there, and we were all getting ready, the men carefully arranging their otaitais.

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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
PACIFYING

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.

Pending verification
PANIC-STRICKENadjective

thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

From this reading SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pathnounUS /pæθ/

a course of conduct

From this reading The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PEOPLE'SnounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/

possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading Mayolo himself was to take me there, and we were all getting ready, the men carefully arranging their otaitais.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rearnounUS /rɪr/

the back of a military formation or procession

From this reading The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.

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RIVERnounUS /ˈrɪvər/

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SAYINGnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SCENEnounUS /siːn/

the place where some action occurs

From this reading SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SIDEnounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
signalnounUS /ˈsɪɡnəl/

any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

From this reading The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SPREEnounUS /spriː/

a brief indulgence of your impulses

From this reading SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Mayolo himself was to take me there, and we were all getting ready, the men carefully arranging their otaitais.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That morning we were to leave for the Apono country.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Mayolo himself was to take me there, and we were all getting ready, the men carefully arranging their otaitais.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading ON the 30th of May, early in the morning, there was great excitement in Mayolo's village.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TIPSYadjectiveUS /ˈtɪpsi/

slightly intoxicated

From this reading SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading That morning we were to leave for the Apono country.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The horns were blown as the signal for our departure, and we took the path in single file, Igala leading, and Mayolo and I bringing up the rear.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
VILLAGEnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading SAYING GOOD-BY.--A PANIC-STRICKEN VILLAGE.--PACIFYING THE PEOPLE'S FEARS.--A TIPSY SCENE.--MAJESTY ON A SPREE.--LUNCH BY A RIVER SIDE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ON the 30th of May, early in the morning, there was great excitement in Mayolo's village.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading That morning we were to leave for the Apono country.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading That morning we were to leave for the Apono country.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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