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

Chapter IV

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CAPTAIN COOK'S THIRD VOYAGE.
I.
Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 2.

Chapter IV

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CAPTAIN COOK'S THIRD VOYAGE.
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I.
/aɪ/
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Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .
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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 THIRD VOYAGE.”

THIRD noun US /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

All words in this reading · 27

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .

CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/

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

From this reading CAPTAIN COOK'S THIRD VOYAGE.

Charlotte's

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COOK'S

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From this reading CAPTAIN COOK'S THIRD VOYAGE.

Diemen's

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From this reading Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .

discovered

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From this reading Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .

fetes

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From this reading Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .

French

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From this reading Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .

Grand

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From this reading Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .

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 lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .

Island

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From this reading Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .

Islands

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From this reading Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .

land

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From this reading Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .

lands

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From this reading Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .

Palmerston

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Queen

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From this reading Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .

Search

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From this reading Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .

Stay

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From this reading Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .

Strait

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From this reading Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands .

THIRDnounUS /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading CAPTAIN COOK'S THIRD VOYAGE.

Tonga

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Van

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VOYAGE

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From this reading CAPTAIN COOK'S THIRD VOYAGE.