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Around the World in Eighty Days. Junior Deluxe Edition

Chapter XIV

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In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.
Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia and all the Pacific islands.
Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Around the World in Eighty Days. Junior Deluxe Edition

Chapter XIV

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In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
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These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.
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Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
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There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia and all the Pacific islands.
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Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.”

Fine noun US /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.”

Foot noun US /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.”

Several noun US /ˈseveral/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.”

Tumbling noun US /ˈtumbling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.”

Vault noun US /vɔːlt/

a stone room, often below a church, used for burial

From this reading “Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.”

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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 In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

all

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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

Alongside

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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

also

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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia and all the Pacific islands.

American

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From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

Aouda

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From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

Asia

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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia and all the Pacific islands.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

Brazil

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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia and all the Pacific islands.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

Chili

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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia and all the Pacific islands.

clippers

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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

commerce

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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia and all the Pacific islands.

continent

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From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

decks

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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

disembarked

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From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

Europe

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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia and all the Pacific islands.

executing

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From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

extends

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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia and all the Pacific islands.

facilitate

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From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.

falling

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From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.

fell

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From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

finenounUS /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

floating

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From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

Fogg

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From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

footnounUS /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

Francisco

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From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

given

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From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

Glimpse

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From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

heaped

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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia and all the Pacific islands.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

islands

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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia and all the Pacific islands.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

joy

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From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

loading

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From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.

Mexico

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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia and all the Pacific islands.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

Mr

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From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

nationalities

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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

other

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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

Pacific

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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia and all the Pacific islands.

Passepartout

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From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

perilous

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From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

Peru

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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia and all the Pacific islands.

planks

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From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

ply

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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

products

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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia and all the Pacific islands.

quay

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From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

quays

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From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.

reaching

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From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

rising

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From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.

Sacramento

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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

San

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From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

set

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From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

seven

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From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

several

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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

show

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From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

sizes

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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

Slight

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From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

some

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From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

steamboats

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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

steamers

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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

style

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From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

There

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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia and all the Pacific islands.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

thus

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From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.

tide

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From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

tributaries

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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

tumblingnounUS /ˈtumbling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

unloading

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From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.

up

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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia and all the Pacific islands.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

vaultnounUS /vɔːlt/

a stone room, often below a church, used for burial

From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

vessels

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From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading In Which a Slight Glimpse Is Had of San Francisco It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.

worm-eaten

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From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Passepartout, in his joy on reaching at last the American continent, thought he would show it by executing a perilous vault in fine style; but, tumbling upon some worm-eaten planks, he fell through them.