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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 Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
adequate
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From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
Africa
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From this reading So with the lingo of the Kroo-boys of Africa, the pigeon English of the Far East, and the bêche de mer of the westerly portion of the South Seas.
Alaska
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From this reading This the traders did when they invented the Chinook lingo for use over British Columbia, Alaska, and the Northwest Territory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
area
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From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
British
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From this reading This the traders did when they invented the Chinook lingo for use over British Columbia, Alaska, and the Northwest Territory.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
bêche
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From this reading So with the lingo of the Kroo-boys of Africa, the pigeon English of the Far East, and the bêche de mer of the westerly portion of the South Seas.
called
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From this reading This latter is often called pigeon English, but pigeon English it certainly is not.
certainly
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From this reading This latter is often called pigeon English, but pigeon English it certainly is not.
China
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From this reading To show how totally different it is, mention need be made only of the fact that the classic piecee of China has no place in it.
Chinook
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From this reading This the traders did when they invented the Chinook lingo for use over British Columbia, Alaska, and the Northwest Territory.
classic
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From this reading To show how totally different it is, mention need be made only of the fact that the classic piecee of China has no place in it.
Columbia
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From this reading This the traders did when they invented the Chinook lingo for use over British Columbia, Alaska, and the Northwest Territory.
de
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From this reading So with the lingo of the Kroo-boys of Africa, the pigeon English of the Far East, and the bêche de mer of the westerly portion of the South Seas.
dialects
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From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This the traders did when they invented the Chinook lingo for use over British Columbia, Alaska, and the Northwest Territory.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To show how totally different it is, mention need be made only of the fact that the classic piecee of China has no place in it.
East
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From this reading So with the lingo of the Kroo-boys of Africa, the pigeon English of the Far East, and the bêche de mer of the westerly portion of the South Seas.
English
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From this reading So with the lingo of the Kroo-boys of Africa, the pigeon English of the Far East, and the bêche de mer of the westerly portion of the South Seas.
fact
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From this reading To show how totally different it is, mention need be made only of the fact that the classic piecee of China has no place in it.
Far
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From this reading So with the lingo of the Kroo-boys of Africa, the pigeon English of the Far East, and the bêche de mer of the westerly portion of the South Seas.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This the traders did when they invented the Chinook lingo for use over British Columbia, Alaska, and the Northwest Territory.
Given
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From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To show how totally different it is, mention need be made only of the fact that the classic piecee of China has no place in it.
how
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From this reading To show how totally different it is, mention need be made only of the fact that the classic piecee of China has no place in it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To show how totally different it is, mention need be made only of the fact that the classic piecee of China has no place in it.
invented
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From this reading This the traders did when they invented the Chinook lingo for use over British Columbia, Alaska, and the Northwest Territory.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This latter is often called pigeon English, but pigeon English it certainly is not.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This latter is often called pigeon English, but pigeon English it certainly is not.
Kroo-boys
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From this reading So with the lingo of the Kroo-boys of Africa, the pigeon English of the Far East, and the bêche de mer of the westerly portion of the South Seas.
land
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From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
language
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From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
languages
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From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
latter
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From this reading This latter is often called pigeon English, but pigeon English it certainly is not.
lingo
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From this reading This the traders did when they invented the Chinook lingo for use over British Columbia, Alaska, and the Northwest Territory.
made
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From this reading To show how totally different it is, mention need be made only of the fact that the classic piecee of China has no place in it.
manufacture
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From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
mention
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From this reading To show how totally different it is, mention need be made only of the fact that the classic piecee of China has no place in it.
mer
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From this reading So with the lingo of the Kroo-boys of Africa, the pigeon English of the Far East, and the bêche de mer of the westerly portion of the South Seas.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To show how totally different it is, mention need be made only of the fact that the classic piecee of China has no place in it.
new
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From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To show how totally different it is, mention need be made only of the fact that the classic piecee of China has no place in it.
Northwest
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From this reading This the traders did when they invented the Chinook lingo for use over British Columbia, Alaska, and the Northwest Territory.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This latter is often called pigeon English, but pigeon English it certainly is not.
number
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From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
often
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From this reading This latter is often called pigeon English, but pigeon English it certainly is not.
only
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From this reading To show how totally different it is, mention need be made only of the fact that the classic piecee of China has no place in it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This the traders did when they invented the Chinook lingo for use over British Columbia, Alaska, and the Northwest Territory.
perfectly
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From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
piecee
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From this reading To show how totally different it is, mention need be made only of the fact that the classic piecee of China has no place in it.
pigeon
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From this reading So with the lingo of the Kroo-boys of Africa, the pigeon English of the Far East, and the bêche de mer of the westerly portion of the South Seas.
place
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From this reading To show how totally different it is, mention need be made only of the fact that the classic piecee of China has no place in it.
portion
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From this reading So with the lingo of the Kroo-boys of Africa, the pigeon English of the Far East, and the bêche de mer of the westerly portion of the South Seas.
result
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From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
savage
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From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
scores
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From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
Seas
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From this reading So with the lingo of the Kroo-boys of Africa, the pigeon English of the Far East, and the bêche de mer of the westerly portion of the South Seas.
show
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From this reading To show how totally different it is, mention need be made only of the fact that the classic piecee of China has no place in it.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So with the lingo of the Kroo-boys of Africa, the pigeon English of the Far East, and the bêche de mer of the westerly portion of the South Seas.
South
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From this reading So with the lingo of the Kroo-boys of Africa, the pigeon English of the Far East, and the bêche de mer of the westerly portion of the South Seas.
Territory
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From this reading This the traders did when they invented the Chinook lingo for use over British Columbia, Alaska, and the Northwest Territory.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This the traders did when they invented the Chinook lingo for use over British Columbia, Alaska, and the Northwest Territory.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This the traders did when they invented the Chinook lingo for use over British Columbia, Alaska, and the Northwest Territory.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To show how totally different it is, mention need be made only of the fact that the classic piecee of China has no place in it.
totally
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From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
traders
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unscientific
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From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
use
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From this reading This the traders did when they invented the Chinook lingo for use over British Columbia, Alaska, and the Northwest Territory.
westerly
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From this reading So with the lingo of the Kroo-boys of Africa, the pigeon English of the Far East, and the bêche de mer of the westerly portion of the South Seas.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This the traders did when they invented the Chinook lingo for use over British Columbia, Alaska, and the Northwest Territory.
white
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From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
wide
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From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Given a number of white traders, a wide area of land, and scores of savage languages and dialects, the result will be that the traders will manufacture a totally new, unscientific, but perfectly adequate, language.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So with the lingo of the Kroo-boys of Africa, the pigeon English of the Far East, and the bêche de mer of the westerly portion of the South Seas.
