Chapter IV
THE STRANGE VOYAGE OF CABEZA DE VACA. (A.D. 1528‒1533.) These extracts are taken from “The Narrative of Cabeza de Vaca, translated by Buckingham Smith,” Washington, 1851, pp. 30‒99. See, also, Henry Kingsley’s “Tales of Old Travel.”
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THE
STRANGE
VOYAGE
OF
CABEZA
DE
VACA.
(A.D.
1528‒1533.)
These
extracts
are
taken
from
“The
Narrative
of
Cabeza
de
Vaca,
translated
by
Buckingham
Smith,”
Washington,
1851,
pp.
30‒99.
See,
also,
Henry
Kingsley’s
“Tales
of
Old
Travel.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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THE
STRANGE
VOYAGE
OF
CABEZA
DE
VACA.
Line 2
(A.D.
Line 3
1528‒1533.)
Line 4
These
extracts
are
taken
from
“The
Narrative
of
Cabeza
de
Vaca,
translated
by
Buckingham
Smith,”
Washington,
1851,
pp.
30‒99.
Line 5
See,
also,
Henry
Kingsley’s
“Tales
of
Old
Travel.”
Learner Dictionary
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These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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1528
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From this reading 1528‒1533.)
1533
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From this reading 1528‒1533.)
1851
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30
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99
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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.D.
also
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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Buckingham
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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CABEZA
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D
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DE
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extracts
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Henry
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Kingsley's
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Narrative
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STRANGE VOYAGE OF CABEZA DE VACA.
Old
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pp
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See
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Smith
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STRANGE
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From this reading THE STRANGE VOYAGE OF CABEZA DE VACA.
taken
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Tales
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRANGE VOYAGE OF CABEZA DE VACA.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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translated
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Travel
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VACA
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VOYAGE
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Washington
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