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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
Ah
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From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
Alaska
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From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
all
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
Aloha
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From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
arms
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
army
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From this reading He did not care much for army people.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
bare
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
big
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From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
black
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
broad
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
care
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From this reading He did not care much for army people.
Chun
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From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
civilians
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
dance
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From this reading He did not dance.
departing
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From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not dance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did not care much for army people.
Ford
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From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
fresh
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
gliding
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
Good-bye
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From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
Honolulu
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From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
House
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From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
Islands
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From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
Jack
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From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
knew
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
knowing
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From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
Kona
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From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
Koolau
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From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
lanai
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
Leper
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From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
London
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From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
men
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From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
much
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From this reading He did not care much for army people.
new
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From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not dance.
Oe
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From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
officers
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
people
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From this reading He did not care much for army people.
Percival
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From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
Pride
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From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
revolving
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
Seaside
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
Sheriff
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From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
shoulders
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
starched
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
station
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From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
there
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
Twentieth
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From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
two
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From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
uniforms
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
white
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
why
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From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
women
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From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The House of Pride Koolau the Leper Good-bye, Jack Aloha Oe Chun Ah Chun The Sheriff of Kona Jack London Percival Ford wondered why he had come.
years
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From this reading After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he knew them all--gliding and revolving there on the broad _lanai_ of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh- starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms.
