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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 On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
abundance
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She had arrived the night before, after dark, and we were preparing to pay our first visit ashore.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Early in the morning I had noticed a tiny outrigger canoe, with an impossible spritsail, skimming the surface of the lagoon.
anchor
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From this reading The _Snark_ was lying at anchor at Raiatea, just off the village of Uturoa.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
arrival
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
arrived
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From this reading She had arrived the night before, after dark, and we were preparing to pay our first visit ashore.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
ashore
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From this reading She had arrived the night before, after dark, and we were preparing to pay our first visit ashore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The _Snark_ was lying at anchor at Raiatea, just off the village of Uturoa.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had arrived the night before, after dark, and we were preparing to pay our first visit ashore.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
canoe
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From this reading Early in the morning I had noticed a tiny outrigger canoe, with an impossible spritsail, skimming the surface of the lagoon.
carry
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
coffin-shaped
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From this reading The canoe itself was coffin-shaped, a mere dugout, fourteen feet long, a scant twelve inches wide, and maybe twenty-four inches deep.
dark
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From this reading She had arrived the night before, after dark, and we were preparing to pay our first visit ashore.
deep
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From this reading The canoe itself was coffin-shaped, a mere dugout, fourteen feet long, a scant twelve inches wide, and maybe twenty-four inches deep.
district
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
dugout
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From this reading The canoe itself was coffin-shaped, a mere dugout, fourteen feet long, a scant twelve inches wide, and maybe twenty-four inches deep.
Early
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From this reading Early in the morning I had noticed a tiny outrigger canoe, with an impossible spritsail, skimming the surface of the lagoon.
endeavoured
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
feed
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
feet
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From this reading The canoe itself was coffin-shaped, a mere dugout, fourteen feet long, a scant twelve inches wide, and maybe twenty-four inches deep.
finest
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had arrived the night before, after dark, and we were preparing to pay our first visit ashore.
food
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
fourteen
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From this reading The canoe itself was coffin-shaped, a mere dugout, fourteen feet long, a scant twelve inches wide, and maybe twenty-four inches deep.
friend
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
greatest
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
habitation
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had arrived the night before, after dark, and we were preparing to pay our first visit ashore.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
high
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Early in the morning I had noticed a tiny outrigger canoe, with an impossible spritsail, skimming the surface of the lagoon.
impossible
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From this reading Early in the morning I had noticed a tiny outrigger canoe, with an impossible spritsail, skimming the surface of the lagoon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in the morning I had noticed a tiny outrigger canoe, with an impossible spritsail, skimming the surface of the lagoon.
inches
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From this reading The canoe itself was coffin-shaped, a mere dugout, fourteen feet long, a scant twelve inches wide, and maybe twenty-four inches deep.
inhabitants
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The canoe itself was coffin-shaped, a mere dugout, fourteen feet long, a scant twelve inches wide, and maybe twenty-four inches deep.
just
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From this reading The _Snark_ was lying at anchor at Raiatea, just off the village of Uturoa.
kindness
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
lagoon
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From this reading Early in the morning I had noticed a tiny outrigger canoe, with an impossible spritsail, skimming the surface of the lagoon.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The canoe itself was coffin-shaped, a mere dugout, fourteen feet long, a scant twelve inches wide, and maybe twenty-four inches deep.
lying
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From this reading The _Snark_ was lying at anchor at Raiatea, just off the village of Uturoa.
man
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
maybe
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From this reading The canoe itself was coffin-shaped, a mere dugout, fourteen feet long, a scant twelve inches wide, and maybe twenty-four inches deep.
mere
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From this reading The canoe itself was coffin-shaped, a mere dugout, fourteen feet long, a scant twelve inches wide, and maybe twenty-four inches deep.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the morning I had noticed a tiny outrigger canoe, with an impossible spritsail, skimming the surface of the lagoon.
night
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From this reading She had arrived the night before, after dark, and we were preparing to pay our first visit ashore.
noticed
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From this reading Early in the morning I had noticed a tiny outrigger canoe, with an impossible spritsail, skimming the surface of the lagoon.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
off
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She had arrived the night before, after dark, and we were preparing to pay our first visit ashore.
outrigger
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From this reading Early in the morning I had noticed a tiny outrigger canoe, with an impossible spritsail, skimming the surface of the lagoon.
own
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
pay
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From this reading She had arrived the night before, after dark, and we were preparing to pay our first visit ashore.
place
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
Polynesian
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
preparing
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From this reading She had arrived the night before, after dark, and we were preparing to pay our first visit ashore.
Raiatea
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From this reading The _Snark_ was lying at anchor at Raiatea, just off the village of Uturoa.
Researches
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
scant
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From this reading The canoe itself was coffin-shaped, a mere dugout, fourteen feet long, a scant twelve inches wide, and maybe twenty-four inches deep.
seat
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had arrived the night before, after dark, and we were preparing to pay our first visit ashore.
skimming
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From this reading Early in the morning I had noticed a tiny outrigger canoe, with an impossible spritsail, skimming the surface of the lagoon.
Snark
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From this reading The _Snark_ was lying at anchor at Raiatea, just off the village of Uturoa.
spritsail
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From this reading Early in the morning I had noticed a tiny outrigger canoe, with an impossible spritsail, skimming the surface of the lagoon.
strangers
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
surface
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From this reading Early in the morning I had noticed a tiny outrigger canoe, with an impossible spritsail, skimming the surface of the lagoon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
tiny
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From this reading Early in the morning I had noticed a tiny outrigger canoe, with an impossible spritsail, skimming the surface of the lagoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
treated
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From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
twelve
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From this reading The canoe itself was coffin-shaped, a mere dugout, fourteen feet long, a scant twelve inches wide, and maybe twenty-four inches deep.
twenty-four
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From this reading The canoe itself was coffin-shaped, a mere dugout, fourteen feet long, a scant twelve inches wide, and maybe twenty-four inches deep.
Uturoa
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From this reading The _Snark_ was lying at anchor at Raiatea, just off the village of Uturoa.
village
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From this reading The _Snark_ was lying at anchor at Raiatea, just off the village of Uturoa.
visit
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From this reading She had arrived the night before, after dark, and we were preparing to pay our first visit ashore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Snark_ was lying at anchor at Raiatea, just off the village of Uturoa.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She had arrived the night before, after dark, and we were preparing to pay our first visit ashore.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had arrived the night before, after dark, and we were preparing to pay our first visit ashore.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
wide
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From this reading The canoe itself was coffin-shaped, a mere dugout, fourteen feet long, a scant twelve inches wide, and maybe twenty-four inches deep.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavoured to obtain one as a friend and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat and feed him with abundance of the finest food.—_Polynesian Researches_.
