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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 A French man-of-war was going out, homeward bound; she lay in the middle distance of the port, an ant heap for activity.
activity
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From this reading A French man-of-war was going out, homeward bound; she lay in the middle distance of the port, an ant heap for activity.
all
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From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A French man-of-war was going out, homeward bound; she lay in the middle distance of the port, an ant heap for activity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
ant
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From this reading A French man-of-war was going out, homeward bound; she lay in the middle distance of the port, an ant heap for activity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
attention
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From this reading But not even the beauty and the welcome warmth of the morning, not even these naval movements, so interesting to sailors and to idlers, could engage the attention of the outcasts.
beauty
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From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
bound
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From this reading A French man-of-war was going out, homeward bound; she lay in the middle distance of the port, an ant heap for activity.
breaking
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From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
bright
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From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not even the beauty and the welcome warmth of the morning, not even these naval movements, so interesting to sailors and to idlers, could engage the attention of the outcasts.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the night a schooner had come in, and now lay far out, hard by the passage; and the yellow flag, the emblem of pestilence, flew on her.
canoes
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From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
clothing
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From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
clouds
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From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
coast
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From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the night a schooner had come in, and now lay far out, hard by the passage; and the yellow flag, the emblem of pestilence, flew on her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But not even the beauty and the welcome warmth of the morning, not even these naval movements, so interesting to sailors and to idlers, could engage the attention of the outcasts.
day
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From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
distance
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From this reading A French man-of-war was going out, homeward bound; she lay in the middle distance of the port, an ant heap for activity.
emblem
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From this reading In the night a schooner had come in, and now lay far out, hard by the passage; and the yellow flag, the emblem of pestilence, flew on her.
engage
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From this reading But not even the beauty and the welcome warmth of the morning, not even these naval movements, so interesting to sailors and to idlers, could engage the attention of the outcasts.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But not even the beauty and the welcome warmth of the morning, not even these naval movements, so interesting to sailors and to idlers, could engage the attention of the outcasts.
far
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From this reading In the night a schooner had come in, and now lay far out, hard by the passage; and the yellow flag, the emblem of pestilence, flew on her.
flag
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From this reading In the night a schooner had come in, and now lay far out, hard by the passage; and the yellow flag, the emblem of pestilence, flew on her.
fled
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From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
flew
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From this reading In the night a schooner had come in, and now lay far out, hard by the passage; and the yellow flag, the emblem of pestilence, flew on her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A French man-of-war was going out, homeward bound; she lay in the middle distance of the port, an ant heap for activity.
French
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From this reading A French man-of-war was going out, homeward bound; she lay in the middle distance of the port, an ant heap for activity.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
fruit
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From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
going
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From this reading A French man-of-war was going out, homeward bound; she lay in the middle distance of the port, an ant heap for activity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the night a schooner had come in, and now lay far out, hard by the passage; and the yellow flag, the emblem of pestilence, flew on her.
hard
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From this reading In the night a schooner had come in, and now lay far out, hard by the passage; and the yellow flag, the emblem of pestilence, flew on her.
headed
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From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
heap
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From this reading A French man-of-war was going out, homeward bound; she lay in the middle distance of the port, an ant heap for activity.
heat
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From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the night a schooner had come in, and now lay far out, hard by the passage; and the yellow flag, the emblem of pestilence, flew on her.
homeward
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From this reading A French man-of-war was going out, homeward bound; she lay in the middle distance of the port, an ant heap for activity.
idlers
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From this reading But not even the beauty and the welcome warmth of the morning, not even these naval movements, so interesting to sailors and to idlers, could engage the attention of the outcasts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
interesting
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From this reading But not even the beauty and the welcome warmth of the morning, not even these naval movements, so interesting to sailors and to idlers, could engage the attention of the outcasts.
islet
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From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
lay
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From this reading A French man-of-war was going out, homeward bound; she lay in the middle distance of the port, an ant heap for activity.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
man-of-war
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From this reading A French man-of-war was going out, homeward bound; she lay in the middle distance of the port, an ant heap for activity.
many-coloured
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From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
market
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From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
middle
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From this reading A French man-of-war was going out, homeward bound; she lay in the middle distance of the port, an ant heap for activity.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But not even the beauty and the welcome warmth of the morning, not even these naval movements, so interesting to sailors and to idlers, could engage the attention of the outcasts.
movements
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From this reading But not even the beauty and the welcome warmth of the morning, not even these naval movements, so interesting to sailors and to idlers, could engage the attention of the outcasts.
natives
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From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
naval
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From this reading But not even the beauty and the welcome warmth of the morning, not even these naval movements, so interesting to sailors and to idlers, could engage the attention of the outcasts.
night
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From this reading In the night a schooner had come in, and now lay far out, hard by the passage; and the yellow flag, the emblem of pestilence, flew on her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not even the beauty and the welcome warmth of the morning, not even these naval movements, so interesting to sailors and to idlers, could engage the attention of the outcasts.
now
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From this reading In the night a schooner had come in, and now lay far out, hard by the passage; and the yellow flag, the emblem of pestilence, flew on her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the night a schooner had come in, and now lay far out, hard by the passage; and the yellow flag, the emblem of pestilence, flew on her.
out
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From this reading A French man-of-war was going out, homeward bound; she lay in the middle distance of the port, an ant heap for activity.
outcasts
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From this reading But not even the beauty and the welcome warmth of the morning, not even these naval movements, so interesting to sailors and to idlers, could engage the attention of the outcasts.
palms
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From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
Papeete
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From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the night a schooner had come in, and now lay far out, hard by the passage; and the yellow flag, the emblem of pestilence, flew on her.
pestilence
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From this reading In the night a schooner had come in, and now lay far out, hard by the passage; and the yellow flag, the emblem of pestilence, flew on her.
piles
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From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
port
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From this reading A French man-of-war was going out, homeward bound; she lay in the middle distance of the port, an ant heap for activity.
procession
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From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
reef
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From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
round
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From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
sailors
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From this reading But not even the beauty and the welcome warmth of the morning, not even these naval movements, so interesting to sailors and to idlers, could engage the attention of the outcasts.
scarf
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From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading In the night a schooner had come in, and now lay far out, hard by the passage; and the yellow flag, the emblem of pestilence, flew on her.
seas
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From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A French man-of-war was going out, homeward bound; she lay in the middle distance of the port, an ant heap for activity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But not even the beauty and the welcome warmth of the morning, not even these naval movements, so interesting to sailors and to idlers, could engage the attention of the outcasts.
spread
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From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But not even the beauty and the welcome warmth of the morning, not even these naval movements, so interesting to sailors and to idlers, could engage the attention of the outcasts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But not even the beauty and the welcome warmth of the morning, not even these naval movements, so interesting to sailors and to idlers, could engage the attention of the outcasts.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
trembled
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From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
tropic
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From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
up
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From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
wall
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From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
warmth
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From this reading But not even the beauty and the welcome warmth of the morning, not even these naval movements, so interesting to sailors and to idlers, could engage the attention of the outcasts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
welcome
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From this reading But not even the beauty and the welcome warmth of the morning, not even these naval movements, so interesting to sailors and to idlers, could engage the attention of the outcasts.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the islet, already trembled in the heat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From up the coast, a long procession of canoes headed round the point and towards the market, bright as a scarf with the many-coloured clothing of the natives and the piles of fruit.
yellow
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From this reading In the night a schooner had come in, and now lay far out, hard by the passage; and the yellow flag, the emblem of pestilence, flew on her.
