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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 In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DON FELIX'S REVOLT When Marston woke in the morning his headache and languidness had gone.
arrive
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From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
awning
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From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
big
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From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
bother
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From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
canoe
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From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
cargo
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From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
cured
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From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
day
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From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
DON
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From this reading DON FELIX'S REVOLT When Marston woke in the morning his headache and languidness had gone.
drugs
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From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
extreme
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From this reading The men worked slackly, for although the sun was hidden the heat was extreme.
FELIX'S
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From this reading DON FELIX'S REVOLT When Marston woke in the morning his headache and languidness had gone.
fiber
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From this reading Four or five negroes from up river put the fiber packages in the hoisting slings.
find
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From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
five
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From this reading Four or five negroes from up river put the fiber packages in the hoisting slings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The men worked slackly, for although the sun was hidden the heat was extreme.
Four
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From this reading Four or five negroes from up river put the fiber packages in the hoisting slings.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
gone
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From this reading DON FELIX'S REVOLT When Marston woke in the morning his headache and languidness had gone.
goods
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From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DON FELIX'S REVOLT When Marston woke in the morning his headache and languidness had gone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
headache
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From this reading DON FELIX'S REVOLT When Marston woke in the morning his headache and languidness had gone.
heat
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From this reading The men worked slackly, for although the sun was hidden the heat was extreme.
hidden
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From this reading The men worked slackly, for although the sun was hidden the heat was extreme.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DON FELIX'S REVOLT When Marston woke in the morning his headache and languidness had gone.
hoisting
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From this reading Four or five negroes from up river put the fiber packages in the hoisting slings.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DON FELIX'S REVOLT When Marston woke in the morning his headache and languidness had gone.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
Krooboys
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From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
languidness
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From this reading DON FELIX'S REVOLT When Marston woke in the morning his headache and languidness had gone.
laudanum
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From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
loss
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From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
lots
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From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
lounged
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From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
Marston
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From this reading DON FELIX'S REVOLT When Marston woke in the morning his headache and languidness had gone.
men
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From this reading The men worked slackly, for although the sun was hidden the heat was extreme.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DON FELIX'S REVOLT When Marston woke in the morning his headache and languidness had gone.
mulatto
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From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
negroes
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From this reading Four or five negroes from up river put the fiber packages in the hoisting slings.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
packages
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From this reading Four or five negroes from up river put the fiber packages in the hoisting slings.
packet
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From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
powder
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From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
put
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From this reading Four or five negroes from up river put the fiber packages in the hoisting slings.
rather
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From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
resolved
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From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
REVOLT
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From this reading DON FELIX'S REVOLT When Marston woke in the morning his headache and languidness had gone.
river
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From this reading Four or five negroes from up river put the fiber packages in the hoisting slings.
slackly
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From this reading The men worked slackly, for although the sun was hidden the heat was extreme.
slings
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From this reading Four or five negroes from up river put the fiber packages in the hoisting slings.
small
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From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
sun
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From this reading The men worked slackly, for although the sun was hidden the heat was extreme.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DON FELIX'S REVOLT When Marston woke in the morning his headache and languidness had gone.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
transfer
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From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
two
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From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
up
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From this reading Four or five negroes from up river put the fiber packages in the hoisting slings.
valuable
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From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The men worked slackly, for although the sun was hidden the heat was extreme.
watched
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From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading DON FELIX'S REVOLT When Marston woke in the morning his headache and languidness had gone.
woke
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From this reading DON FELIX'S REVOLT When Marston woke in the morning his headache and languidness had gone.
worked
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From this reading The men worked slackly, for although the sun was hidden the heat was extreme.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It looked as if the powder the mulatto had left had cured him, and although he did not find the laudanum and packet of drugs, he resolved he would not bother about their loss.
Wyndham
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From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
yacht
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From this reading In a day or two, small lots of rather valuable cargo began to arrive and one afternoon Marston and Wyndham lounged under the awning and watched the Krooboys transfer goods from a big canoe to the yacht.
