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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 Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading No vestiges of his handiwork showed that either at an early or at a late period had man lived there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
attest
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
balloon
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From this reading It was now exactly seven months since the balloon voyagers had been thrown on Lincoln Island.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was now exactly seven months since the balloon voyagers had been thrown on Lincoln Island.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading During that time, notwithstanding the researches they had made, no human being had been discovered.
betrayed
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From this reading No smoke even had betrayed the presence of man on the surface of the island.
Bullet
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
Canoe
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
Construction
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
Conversation
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
Cyrus
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
disappears
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
discovered
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From this reading During that time, notwithstanding the researches they had made, no human being had been discovered.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During that time, notwithstanding the researches they had made, no human being had been discovered.
early
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From this reading No vestiges of his handiwork showed that either at an early or at a late period had man lived there.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading No vestiges of his handiwork showed that either at an early or at a late period had man lived there.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No smoke even had betrayed the presence of man on the surface of the island.
exactly
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From this reading It was now exactly seven months since the balloon voyagers had been thrown on Lincoln Island.
Explanation
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was now exactly seven months since the balloon voyagers had been thrown on Lincoln Island.
handiwork
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From this reading No vestiges of his handiwork showed that either at an early or at a late period had man lived there.
Harding's
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
Herbert's
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No vestiges of his handiwork showed that either at an early or at a late period had man lived there.
human
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From this reading During that time, notwithstanding the researches they had made, no human being had been discovered.
Hunting
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
Island
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From this reading It was now exactly seven months since the balloon voyagers had been thrown on Lincoln Island.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now exactly seven months since the balloon voyagers had been thrown on Lincoln Island.
Kauri
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
late
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From this reading No vestiges of his handiwork showed that either at an early or at a late period had man lived there.
Lincoln
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From this reading It was now exactly seven months since the balloon voyagers had been thrown on Lincoln Island.
lived
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From this reading No vestiges of his handiwork showed that either at an early or at a late period had man lived there.
made
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From this reading During that time, notwithstanding the researches they had made, no human being had been discovered.
Man
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
months
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From this reading It was now exactly seven months since the balloon voyagers had been thrown on Lincoln Island.
Neb
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading During that time, notwithstanding the researches they had made, no human being had been discovered.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
notwithstanding
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From this reading During that time, notwithstanding the researches they had made, no human being had been discovered.
now
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From this reading It was now exactly seven months since the balloon voyagers had been thrown on Lincoln Island.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No vestiges of his handiwork showed that either at an early or at a late period had man lived there.
period
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From this reading No vestiges of his handiwork showed that either at an early or at a late period had man lived there.
Presence
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
Prize
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
researches
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From this reading During that time, notwithstanding the researches they had made, no human being had been discovered.
seven
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From this reading It was now exactly seven months since the balloon voyagers had been thrown on Lincoln Island.
showed
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From this reading No vestiges of his handiwork showed that either at an early or at a late period had man lived there.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was now exactly seven months since the balloon voyagers had been thrown on Lincoln Island.
smoke
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From this reading No smoke even had betrayed the presence of man on the surface of the island.
Subject
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
surface
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From this reading No smoke even had betrayed the presence of man on the surface of the island.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During that time, notwithstanding the researches they had made, no human being had been discovered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
there
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From this reading No vestiges of his handiwork showed that either at an early or at a late period had man lived there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During that time, notwithstanding the researches they had made, no human being had been discovered.
thrown
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From this reading It was now exactly seven months since the balloon voyagers had been thrown on Lincoln Island.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During that time, notwithstanding the researches they had made, no human being had been discovered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
Top
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
Turning
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
Turtle
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From this reading Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet -- Construction of a Canoe -- Hunting -- At the Top of a Kauri -- Nothing to attest the Presence of Man -- Neb and Herbert's Prize -- Turning a Turtle -- The Turtle disappears -- Cyrus Harding's Explanation.
vestiges
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From this reading No vestiges of his handiwork showed that either at an early or at a late period had man lived there.
voyagers
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From this reading It was now exactly seven months since the balloon voyagers had been thrown on Lincoln Island.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now exactly seven months since the balloon voyagers had been thrown on Lincoln Island.
