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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 Tawabinisáy must have had his religious training at the hands of a good man.
able
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From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
aboriginal
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From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
accustomed
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From this reading These virtues he wore modestly and unassumingly as an accustomed garment.
addition
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From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading These virtues he wore modestly and unassumingly as an accustomed garment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tawabinisáy must have had his religious training at the hands of a good man.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
certain
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From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He never swore in English; he did not drink; he never travelled or hunted or fished on Sunday when he could possibly help it.
deep
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From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He never swore in English; he did not drink; he never travelled or hunted or fished on Sunday when he could possibly help it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
drink
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From this reading He never swore in English; he did not drink; he never travelled or hunted or fished on Sunday when he could possibly help it.
English
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From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
exactly
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From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
extent
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From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
fished
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From this reading He never swore in English; he did not drink; he never travelled or hunted or fished on Sunday when he could possibly help it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
gained
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From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
garment
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From this reading These virtues he wore modestly and unassumingly as an accustomed garment.
gathered
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From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
gauge
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From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
gentle
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From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tawabinisáy must have had his religious training at the hands of a good man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tawabinisáy must have had his religious training at the hands of a good man.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Tawabinisáy must have had his religious training at the hands of a good man.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tawabinisáy must have had his religious training at the hands of a good man.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never swore in English; he did not drink; he never travelled or hunted or fished on Sunday when he could possibly help it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tawabinisáy must have had his religious training at the hands of a good man.
hunted
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From this reading He never swore in English; he did not drink; he never travelled or hunted or fished on Sunday when he could possibly help it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
individual
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From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He never swore in English; he did not drink; he never travelled or hunted or fished on Sunday when he could possibly help it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
lost
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From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
man
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From this reading Tawabinisáy must have had his religious training at the hands of a good man.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
modestly
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From this reading These virtues he wore modestly and unassumingly as an accustomed garment.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Tawabinisáy must have had his religious training at the hands of a good man.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He never swore in English; he did not drink; he never travelled or hunted or fished on Sunday when he could possibly help it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tawabinisáy must have had his religious training at the hands of a good man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He never swore in English; he did not drink; he never travelled or hunted or fished on Sunday when he could possibly help it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He never swore in English; he did not drink; he never travelled or hunted or fished on Sunday when he could possibly help it.
possesses
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From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
possibly
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From this reading He never swore in English; he did not drink; he never travelled or hunted or fished on Sunday when he could possibly help it.
qualities
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From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
religious
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From this reading Tawabinisáy must have had his religious training at the hands of a good man.
reverent
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From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
said
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From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
silent
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From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
skill
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From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
Sunday
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From this reading He never swore in English; he did not drink; he never travelled or hunted or fished on Sunday when he could possibly help it.
swore
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From this reading He never swore in English; he did not drink; he never travelled or hunted or fished on Sunday when he could possibly help it.
Tawabinisáy
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From this reading Tawabinisáy must have had his religious training at the hands of a good man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tawabinisáy must have had his religious training at the hands of a good man.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These virtues he wore modestly and unassumingly as an accustomed garment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
training
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From this reading Tawabinisáy must have had his religious training at the hands of a good man.
travelled
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From this reading He never swore in English; he did not drink; he never travelled or hunted or fished on Sunday when he could possibly help it.
unassumingly
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From this reading These virtues he wore modestly and unassumingly as an accustomed garment.
understanding
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From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
very
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From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
virtues
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From this reading These virtues he wore modestly and unassumingly as an accustomed garment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have never been able to gauge exactly the extent of his religious _understanding_, for Tawabinisáy is a silent individual, and possesses very little English; but I do know that his religious _feeling_ was deep and reverent.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had lost none of his aboriginal virtue and skill, as may be gathered from what I have before said of him, and had gained in addition certain of the gentle qualities.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He never swore in English; he did not drink; he never travelled or hunted or fished on Sunday when he could possibly help it.
wore
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From this reading These virtues he wore modestly and unassumingly as an accustomed garment.
