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Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 2.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 2.

Chapter III

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CAPTAIN COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE.
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Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 2.

Chapter III

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CAPTAIN COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE.
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Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .
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Learner Dictionary

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

CAPTAIN noun US /ˈcaptain/

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

From this reading “CAPTAIN COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE.”

SECOND noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “CAPTAIN COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE.”

Third noun US /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .”

All words in this reading · 29

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Archipelago

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From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/

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

From this reading CAPTAIN COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE.

COOK'S

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From this reading CAPTAIN COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE.

crossing

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From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

Easter

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From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

Island

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From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

Islands

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From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

Marquesas

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From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

New

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From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

Otaheite

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From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

Pacific

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From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

Pomotou

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From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

Search

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From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

SECOND

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From this reading CAPTAIN COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE.

stay

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From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

Survey

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From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

ThirdnounUS /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

Tonga

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From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

Unknown

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From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

Visit

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From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .

VOYAGE

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From this reading CAPTAIN COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE.

Zealand

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From this reading Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas .