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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 THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already told it, it seemed, to all who would listen, and now again he had considerable audience, crowding at the door.
all
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From this reading He had already told it, it seemed, to all who would listen, and now again he had considerable audience, crowding at the door.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already told it, it seemed, to all who would listen, and now again he had considerable audience, crowding at the door.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
audience
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From this reading He had already told it, it seemed, to all who would listen, and now again he had considerable audience, crowding at the door.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
Cipango
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From this reading He said that he dreamed he was in Cipango.
considerable
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From this reading He had already told it, it seemed, to all who would listen, and now again he had considerable audience, crowding at the door.
crowding
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From this reading He had already told it, it seemed, to all who would listen, and now again he had considerable audience, crowding at the door.
day
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From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
doctored
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From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
door
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From this reading He had already told it, it seemed, to all who would listen, and now again he had considerable audience, crowding at the door.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
dreamed
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From this reading He said that he dreamed he was in Cipango.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
fabulously
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From this reading THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
fellow
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From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
forecastlenounUS /ˈforecastle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
Francisco
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From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
golden
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From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
grew
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From this reading THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had already told it, it seemed, to all who would listen, and now again he had considerable audience, crowding at the door.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
heaven
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From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
Huelva
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From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
ill
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From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had already told it, it seemed, to all who would listen, and now again he had considerable audience, crowding at the door.
knew
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From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
listen
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From this reading He had already told it, it seemed, to all who would listen, and now again he had considerable audience, crowding at the door.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
named
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From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
night
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From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
now
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From this reading He had already told it, it seemed, to all who would listen, and now again he had considerable audience, crowding at the door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
prophet
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From this reading THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
rained
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From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
roofs
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From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
said
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From this reading He said that he dreamed he was in Cipango.
saw
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From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already told it, it seemed, to all who would listen, and now again he had considerable audience, crowding at the door.
shouldn't
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From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
small
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From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
some
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From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
THERE
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From this reading THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
things
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From this reading THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
times
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From this reading THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had already told it, it seemed, to all who would listen, and now again he had considerable audience, crowding at the door.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already told it, it seemed, to all who would listen, and now again he had considerable audience, crowding at the door.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THERE grew at times an excited feeling that he was a prophet, and that there were fabulously great things before us.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At first he thought it was heaven, but when he saw golden roofs he knew it must be Cipango, for in heaven where it never rained and there were no nights, we shouldn’t need roofs.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had already told it, it seemed, to all who would listen, and now again he had considerable audience, crowding at the door.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As I doctored some small ill one day in the forecastle, a great fellow named Francisco from Huelva would tell me his dream of the night before.
