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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 When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That is the way I felt about it, and my only excuse is that I couldn’t help having a good time.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For instance, in the afternoon of the Fourth of July all the lepers gathered at the race-track for the sports.
all
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From this reading For instance, in the afternoon of the Fourth of July all the lepers gathered at the race-track for the sports.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
ashore
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From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
backed
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Their good time was not disgraceful; but mine was, for in the midst of so much misery it was not meet for me to have a good time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
caught
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From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
chart
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
cliff
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
coast
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
couldn't
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From this reading That is the way I felt about it, and my only excuse is that I couldn’t help having a good time.
cursed
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
disgraceful
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From this reading Their good time was not disgraceful; but mine was, for in the midst of so much misery it was not meet for me to have a good time.
disgracefully
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From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
earth
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
eight
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From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
excuse
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From this reading That is the way I felt about it, and my only excuse is that I couldn’t help having a good time.
feet
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
felt
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From this reading That is the way I felt about it, and my only excuse is that I couldn’t help having a good time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their good time was not disgraceful; but mine was, for in the midst of so much misery it was not meet for me to have a good time.
four
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
FourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For instance, in the afternoon of the Fourth of July all the lepers gathered at the race-track for the sports.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
gathered
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From this reading For instance, in the afternoon of the Fourth of July all the lepers gathered at the race-track for the sports.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
height
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
hell
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is the way I felt about it, and my only excuse is that I couldn’t help having a good time.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
Honolulu
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
hundred
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From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
instance
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From this reading For instance, in the afternoon of the Fourth of July all the lepers gathered at the race-track for the sports.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the way I felt about it, and my only excuse is that I couldn’t help having a good time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Their good time was not disgraceful; but mine was, for in the midst of so much misery it was not meet for me to have a good time.
July
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From this reading For instance, in the afternoon of the Fourth of July all the lepers gathered at the race-track for the sports.
later
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From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
lepers
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From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
likewise
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From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
low-lying
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Their good time was not disgraceful; but mine was, for in the midst of so much misery it was not meet for me to have a good time.
meet
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From this reading Their good time was not disgraceful; but mine was, for in the midst of so much misery it was not meet for me to have a good time.
midst
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From this reading Their good time was not disgraceful; but mine was, for in the midst of so much misery it was not meet for me to have a good time.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Their good time was not disgraceful; but mine was, for in the midst of so much misery it was not meet for me to have a good time.
misery
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From this reading Their good time was not disgraceful; but mine was, for in the midst of so much misery it was not meet for me to have a good time.
Molokai
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
moment
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From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
month
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From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
most
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
much
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From this reading Their good time was not disgraceful; but mine was, for in the midst of so much misery it was not meet for me to have a good time.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That is the way I felt about it, and my only excuse is that I couldn’t help having a good time.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Their good time was not disgraceful; but mine was, for in the midst of so much misery it was not meet for me to have a good time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
only
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From this reading That is the way I felt about it, and my only excuse is that I couldn’t help having a good time.
peninsula
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
place
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
pointed
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
race-track
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From this reading For instance, in the afternoon of the Fourth of July all the lepers gathered at the race-track for the sports.
said
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
sailed
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
shocked
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From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
Snark
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Their good time was not disgraceful; but mine was, for in the midst of so much misery it was not meet for me to have a good time.
sports
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From this reading For instance, in the afternoon of the Fourth of July all the lepers gathered at the race-track for the sports.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their good time was not disgraceful; but mine was, for in the midst of so much misery it was not meet for me to have a good time.
then
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
thousand
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
tremendous
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
two
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
varying
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
vision
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From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their good time was not disgraceful; but mine was, for in the midst of so much misery it was not meet for me to have a good time.
way
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From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
windwardnounUS /ˈwindward/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the _Snark_ sailed along the windward coast of Molokai, on her way to Honolulu, I looked at the chart, then pointed to a low-lying peninsula backed by a tremendous cliff varying from two to four thousand feet in height, and said: “The pit of hell, the most cursed place on earth.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I should have been shocked, if, at that moment, I could have caught a vision of myself a month later, ashore in the most cursed place on earth and having a disgracefully good time along with eight hundred of the lepers who were likewise having a good time.
