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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 "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
abound
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From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Clouds of steam arose in all directions above them, while the scattered pools exhibited the pervading warmth combined with sulphur fumes.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
all
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From this reading Clouds of steam arose in all directions above them, while the scattered pools exhibited the pervading warmth combined with sulphur fumes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
arose
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From this reading Clouds of steam arose in all directions above them, while the scattered pools exhibited the pervading warmth combined with sulphur fumes.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
border
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
camp
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
carven
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
Catholic
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
chapel
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
Clouds
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From this reading Clouds of steam arose in all directions above them, while the scattered pools exhibited the pervading warmth combined with sulphur fumes.
combined
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From this reading Clouds of steam arose in all directions above them, while the scattered pools exhibited the pervading warmth combined with sulphur fumes.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet what tales those rocks could tell!
counting
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From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
decided
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
degree
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From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
directions
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From this reading Clouds of steam arose in all directions above them, while the scattered pools exhibited the pervading warmth combined with sulphur fumes.
down
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
enough
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From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
exhibited
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From this reading Clouds of steam arose in all directions above them, while the scattered pools exhibited the pervading warmth combined with sulphur fumes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
frowningly
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
fumes
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From this reading Clouds of steam arose in all directions above them, while the scattered pools exhibited the pervading warmth combined with sulphur fumes.
gazing
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From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
ghastly
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From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
giants
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
grim
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
ground
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From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
Hinemoa
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From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
historic
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
horrible
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From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
hundred
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From this reading "Mokoia looks peaceful enough now, with scarcely a hundred people on it all told.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clouds of steam arose in all directions above them, while the scattered pools exhibited the pervading warmth combined with sulphur fumes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
island
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From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
lake
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
legends
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From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
looks
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
manner
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From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
Mokoia
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From this reading "Mokoia looks peaceful enough now, with scarcely a hundred people on it all told.
now
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From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
Ohinemutu
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
old
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
pah
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
peaceful
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From this reading "Mokoia looks peaceful enough now, with scarcely a hundred people on it all told.
people
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From this reading "Mokoia looks peaceful enough now, with scarcely a hundred people on it all told.
pervading
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From this reading Clouds of steam arose in all directions above them, while the scattered pools exhibited the pervading warmth combined with sulphur fumes.
pools
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From this reading Clouds of steam arose in all directions above them, while the scattered pools exhibited the pervading warmth combined with sulphur fumes.
rocks
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From this reading Yet what tales those rocks could tell!
Roman
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
said
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From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
scarcely
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From this reading "Mokoia looks peaceful enough now, with scarcely a hundred people on it all told.
scattered
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From this reading Clouds of steam arose in all directions above them, while the scattered pools exhibited the pervading warmth combined with sulphur fumes.
some
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From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
steam
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From this reading Clouds of steam arose in all directions above them, while the scattered pools exhibited the pervading warmth combined with sulphur fumes.
sulphur
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From this reading Clouds of steam arose in all directions above them, while the scattered pools exhibited the pervading warmth combined with sulphur fumes.
tales
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From this reading Yet what tales those rocks could tell!
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet what tales those rocks could tell!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Clouds of steam arose in all directions above them, while the scattered pools exhibited the pervading warmth combined with sulphur fumes.
there
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From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Yet what tales those rocks could tell!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mokoia looks peaceful enough now, with scarcely a hundred people on it all told.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
village
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
warmth
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From this reading Clouds of steam arose in all directions above them, while the scattered pools exhibited the pervading warmth combined with sulphur fumes.
Warwick
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From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
Wharepuni
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From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yet what tales those rocks could tell!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Clouds of steam arose in all directions above them, while the scattered pools exhibited the pervading warmth combined with sulphur fumes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was decided to camp on the border of the lake between the village of Ohinemutu, where the old historic _pah_, with its grim carven giants of the Wharepuni, looks frowningly down upon the little Roman Catholic chapel.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "We are now on historic ground," said Warwick; "for, without counting Hinemoa--there is her island--all manner of legends abound; some of them horrible enough in all conscience, ghastly to a degree," he continued, gazing across the lake.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet what tales those rocks could tell!
