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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 RASH RESOLVE.
absorbed
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From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rest of that day was a time of profound and intense anxiety.
anxiety
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From this reading The rest of that day was a time of profound and intense anxiety.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The natives evidently regarded it as a period of preparation.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
chiefs
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From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
coming
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From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
conferred
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From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
continually
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From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
couldn't
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From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
day
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From this reading The rest of that day was a time of profound and intense anxiety.
escape
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From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
evidently
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From this reading The natives evidently regarded it as a period of preparation.
Eyes
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From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
fashion
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From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
Felix
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From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
gods
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From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
huts
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From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
intense
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From this reading The rest of that day was a time of profound and intense anxiety.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The natives evidently regarded it as a period of preparation.
kept
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From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
less
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From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
many
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From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
messengers
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From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
much
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From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
Muriel
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From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
natives
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From this reading The natives evidently regarded it as a period of preparation.
noticing
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From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rest of that day was a time of profound and intense anxiety.
old
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From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
people
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From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
period
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From this reading The natives evidently regarded it as a period of preparation.
plans
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From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
precinct
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From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
preparation
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From this reading The natives evidently regarded it as a period of preparation.
profound
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From this reading The rest of that day was a time of profound and intense anxiety.
RASH
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From this reading A RASH RESOLVE.
regarded
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From this reading The natives evidently regarded it as a period of preparation.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
RESOLVE
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From this reading A RASH RESOLVE.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of that day was a time of profound and intense anxiety.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
sorts
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From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
surrounded
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From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rest of that day was a time of profound and intense anxiety.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rest of that day was a time of profound and intense anxiety.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of that day was a time of profound and intense anxiety.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Felix and Muriel remained alone in their huts, absorbed in plans of escape, but messengers of many sorts from chiefs and gods kept continually coming to them.
Tu-Kila-Kila
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From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
very
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From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
village
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From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rest of that day was a time of profound and intense anxiety.
watchful
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From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
ways
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From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
whispered
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From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The Eyes of Tu-Kila-Kila surrounded their precinct; yet Felix couldn't help noticing that they seemed in many ways less watchful than of old, and that they whispered and conferred very much in a mysterious fashion with the people of the village.
