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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 few hours of soundest sleep sufficed for the guest's present needs.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
alive
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From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early as was the hour, Mannering was already dressed, and strolling through the garden with his matutinal pipe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early as was the hour, Mannering was already dressed, and strolling through the garden with his matutinal pipe.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Early as was the hour, Mannering was already dressed, and strolling through the garden with his matutinal pipe.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
bathing
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From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
beheld
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From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
busy
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From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
canoes
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From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
casement
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From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
children
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From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
clearing
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From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
clustering
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From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
dashed
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From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
day
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From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
dressed
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From this reading Early as was the hour, Mannering was already dressed, and strolling through the garden with his matutinal pipe.
Early
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From this reading Early as was the hour, Mannering was already dressed, and strolling through the garden with his matutinal pipe.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
expectation
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From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
few
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From this reading A few hours of soundest sleep sufficed for the guest's present needs.
flock
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From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
food
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From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A few hours of soundest sleep sufficed for the guest's present needs.
fro
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From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
garden
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From this reading Early as was the hour, Mannering was already dressed, and strolling through the garden with his matutinal pipe.
guest's
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From this reading A few hours of soundest sleep sufficed for the guest's present needs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
hour
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From this reading Early as was the hour, Mannering was already dressed, and strolling through the garden with his matutinal pipe.
hours
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From this reading A few hours of soundest sleep sufficed for the guest's present needs.
hovering
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From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
hurrying
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From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
just
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From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
kainga
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From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
kakahai
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From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
launching
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From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
leaped
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From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
Looking
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From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
Mannering
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From this reading Early as was the hour, Mannering was already dressed, and strolling through the garden with his matutinal pipe.
matutinal
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From this reading Early as was the hour, Mannering was already dressed, and strolling through the garden with his matutinal pipe.
needs
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From this reading A few hours of soundest sleep sufficed for the guest's present needs.
occupations
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From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few hours of soundest sleep sufficed for the guest's present needs.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
people
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From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
pines
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From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
pipe
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From this reading Early as was the hour, Mannering was already dressed, and strolling through the garden with his matutinal pipe.
preparing
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From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
present
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From this reading A few hours of soundest sleep sufficed for the guest's present needs.
river
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From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
ruffled
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From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
sea-birds
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From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
secluded
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From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
shoal
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From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
showed
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From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
sleep
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From this reading A few hours of soundest sleep sufficed for the guest's present needs.
soundest
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From this reading A few hours of soundest sleep sufficed for the guest's present needs.
strolling
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From this reading Early as was the hour, Mannering was already dressed, and strolling through the garden with his matutinal pipe.
sufficed
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From this reading A few hours of soundest sleep sufficed for the guest's present needs.
summoned
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From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
sun
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From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
surface
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From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few hours of soundest sleep sufficed for the guest's present needs.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
tops
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From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Early as was the hour, Mannering was already dressed, and strolling through the garden with his matutinal pipe.
water
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From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The hovering flock of sea-birds showed where a shoal of _kakahai_, at which they dashed from time to time, ruffled the surface of the water or leaped above it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Early as was the hour, Mannering was already dressed, and strolling through the garden with his matutinal pipe.
women
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From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
world
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From this reading Looking through his casement, he beheld the sun just clearing the tops of the pines ere he summoned this secluded world to its occupations.
young
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From this reading The kainga was alive and busy; women hurrying to and fro, preparing the food for the day; children clustering around in expectation; the young people bathing in the river or launching their canoes.
