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16th
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two years already! and for two years the colonists had had no communication with their fellow-creatures!
always
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From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two years already! and for two years the colonists had had no communication with their fellow-creatures!
April
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were without news from the civilised world, lost on this island, as completely as if they had been on the most minute star of the celestial hemisphere!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
Bad
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
basaltic
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were without news from the civilised world, lost on this island, as completely as if they had been on the most minute star of the celestial hemisphere!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
celestial
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From this reading They were without news from the civilised world, lost on this island, as completely as if they had been on the most minute star of the celestial hemisphere!
civil
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From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
civilised
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From this reading They were without news from the civilised world, lost on this island, as completely as if they had been on the most minute star of the celestial hemisphere!
Coast
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
Coasts
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
colonists
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From this reading Two years already! and for two years the colonists had had no communication with their fellow-creatures!
comes
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
communication
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From this reading Two years already! and for two years the colonists had had no communication with their fellow-creatures!
completely
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From this reading They were without news from the civilised world, lost on this island, as completely as if they had been on the most minute star of the celestial hemisphere!
country
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From this reading What was now happening in their country?
Departure
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
End
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
eyes
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From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
fellow-creatures
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From this reading Two years already! and for two years the colonists had had no communication with their fellow-creatures!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were without news from the civilised world, lost on this island, as completely as if they had been on the most minute star of the celestial hemisphere!
Future
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two years already! and for two years the colonists had had no communication with their fellow-creatures!
happening
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From this reading What was now happening in their country?
hemisphere
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From this reading They were without news from the civilised world, lost on this island, as completely as if they had been on the most minute star of the celestial hemisphere!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They were without news from the civilised world, lost on this island, as completely as if they had been on the most minute star of the celestial hemisphere!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What was now happening in their country?
Incident
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
Island
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
Land
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
lost
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From this reading They were without news from the civilised world, lost on this island, as completely as if they had been on the most minute star of the celestial hemisphere!
minute
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From this reading They were without news from the civilised world, lost on this island, as completely as if they had been on the most minute star of the celestial hemisphere!
most
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From this reading They were without news from the civilised world, lost on this island, as completely as if they had been on the most minute star of the celestial hemisphere!
Native
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
New
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
news
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From this reading They were without news from the civilised world, lost on this island, as completely as if they had been on the most minute star of the celestial hemisphere!
Night
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Two years already! and for two years the colonists had had no communication with their fellow-creatures!
now
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From this reading What was now happening in their country?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
perhaps
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From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
picture
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From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
Probable
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
Project
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
rebellion
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From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
Recollections
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
Reptile
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
Rocks
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
Sea-view
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
Southern
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From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
staining
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From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
star
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From this reading They were without news from the civilised world, lost on this island, as completely as if they had been on the most minute star of the celestial hemisphere!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
surveying
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were without news from the civilised world, lost on this island, as completely as if they had been on the most minute star of the celestial hemisphere!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They were without news from the civilised world, lost on this island, as completely as if they had been on the most minute star of the celestial hemisphere!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
torn
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From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
Two
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From this reading Two years already! and for two years the colonists had had no communication with their fellow-creatures!
war
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From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was now happening in their country?
Weather
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were without news from the civilised world, lost on this island, as completely as if they had been on the most minute star of the celestial hemisphere!
Western
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From this reading Recollections of their Native Land -- Probable Future -- Project for surveying the Coasts of the Island -- Departure on the 16th of April -- Sea-view of Reptile End -- The basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast -- Bad Weather -- Night comes on -- New Incident.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was now happening in their country?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The picture of their native land was always before their eyes, the land torn by civil war at the time they left it, and which the Southern rebellion was perhaps still staining with blood!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two years already! and for two years the colonists had had no communication with their fellow-creatures!
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They were without news from the civilised world, lost on this island, as completely as if they had been on the most minute star of the celestial hemisphere!
world
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From this reading They were without news from the civilised world, lost on this island, as completely as if they had been on the most minute star of the celestial hemisphere!
years
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From this reading Two years already! and for two years the colonists had had no communication with their fellow-creatures!
