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9th
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From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
admitted
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From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
advances
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From this reading The eastern coast of Greenland advances perpendicularly northward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the extent of five hundred leagues, which separates Greenland from Spitzbergen, no land has been found.
boundaries
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From this reading The discoveries of the navigators have given the exact boundaries of those parts.
clearly
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From this reading Map in hand, he clearly explained their situation.
coast
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From this reading The eastern coast of Greenland advances perpendicularly northward.
Cornbutte
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From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
courage
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From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
discoveries
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From this reading The discoveries of the navigators have given the exact boundaries of those parts.
eastern
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From this reading The eastern coast of Greenland advances perpendicularly northward.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading The discoveries of the navigators have given the exact boundaries of those parts.
explained
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From this reading Map in hand, he clearly explained their situation.
extent
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From this reading In the extent of five hundred leagues, which separates Greenland from Spitzbergen, no land has been found.
five
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From this reading In the extent of five hundred leagues, which separates Greenland from Spitzbergen, no land has been found.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the extent of five hundred leagues, which separates Greenland from Spitzbergen, no land has been found.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the extent of five hundred leagues, which separates Greenland from Spitzbergen, no land has been found.
given
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From this reading The discoveries of the navigators have given the exact boundaries of those parts.
Greenland
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From this reading The eastern coast of Greenland advances perpendicularly northward.
hand
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From this reading Map in hand, he clearly explained their situation.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the extent of five hundred leagues, which separates Greenland from Spitzbergen, no land has been found.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The discoveries of the navigators have given the exact boundaries of those parts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
held
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From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
hundred
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From this reading In the extent of five hundred leagues, which separates Greenland from Spitzbergen, no land has been found.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Map in hand, he clearly explained their situation.
Jean
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From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
land
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From this reading In the extent of five hundred leagues, which separates Greenland from Spitzbergen, no land has been found.
leagues
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From this reading In the extent of five hundred leagues, which separates Greenland from Spitzbergen, no land has been found.
Map
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From this reading Map in hand, he clearly explained their situation.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
navigators
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From this reading The discoveries of the navigators have given the exact boundaries of those parts.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the extent of five hundred leagues, which separates Greenland from Spitzbergen, no land has been found.
northward
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From this reading The eastern coast of Greenland advances perpendicularly northward.
October
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From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
operations
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From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
parts
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From this reading The discoveries of the navigators have given the exact boundaries of those parts.
perpendicularly
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From this reading The eastern coast of Greenland advances perpendicularly northward.
plan
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From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
separates
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From this reading In the extent of five hundred leagues, which separates Greenland from Spitzbergen, no land has been found.
settle
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From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
situation
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From this reading Map in hand, he clearly explained their situation.
Spitzbergen
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From this reading In the extent of five hundred leagues, which separates Greenland from Spitzbergen, no land has been found.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Map in hand, he clearly explained their situation.
there
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From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The discoveries of the navigators have given the exact boundaries of those parts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
union
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From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
whole
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From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
zeal
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From this reading On the 9th of October, Jean Cornbutte held a council to settle the plan of his operations, to which, that there might be union, zeal, and courage on the part of every one, he admitted the whole crew.
