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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 So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
aground
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From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
America
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From this reading Their return to their country, from any point of South America on which they should land, ought not, it seemed, to present serious difficulties.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
any
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From this reading Their return to their country, from any point of South America on which they should land, ought not, it seemed, to present serious difficulties.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading However, Mrs. Weldon. and her companions thanked Providence, because they were in safety.
BEST
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From this reading THE BEST TO DO.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
calms
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From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
companions
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From this reading However, Mrs. Weldon. and her companions thanked Providence, because they were in safety.
continent
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From this reading In fact, it was on a continent, and not on one of the fatal isles of Polynesia, that the tempest had thrown them.
country
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From this reading Their return to their country, from any point of South America on which they should land, ought not, it seemed, to present serious difficulties.
days
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From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
delayed
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From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
difficulties
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From this reading Their return to their country, from any point of South America on which they should land, ought not, it seemed, to present serious difficulties.
DOauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE BEST TO DO.
fact
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From this reading In fact, it was on a continent, and not on one of the fatal isles of Polynesia, that the tempest had thrown them.
fatal
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From this reading In fact, it was on a continent, and not on one of the fatal isles of Polynesia, that the tempest had thrown them.
favored
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From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading However, Mrs. Weldon. and her companions thanked Providence, because they were in safety.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, Mrs. Weldon. and her companions thanked Providence, because they were in safety.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However, Mrs. Weldon. and her companions thanked Providence, because they were in safety.
isles
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From this reading In fact, it was on a continent, and not on one of the fatal isles of Polynesia, that the tempest had thrown them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In fact, it was on a continent, and not on one of the fatal isles of Polynesia, that the tempest had thrown them.
just
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From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
land
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From this reading Their return to their country, from any point of South America on which they should land, ought not, it seemed, to present serious difficulties.
lasted
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From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
less
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From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
Mrs
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From this reading However, Mrs. Weldon. and her companions thanked Providence, because they were in safety.
northwest
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From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In fact, it was on a continent, and not on one of the fatal isles of Polynesia, that the tempest had thrown them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In fact, it was on a continent, and not on one of the fatal isles of Polynesia, that the tempest had thrown them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In fact, it was on a continent, and not on one of the fatal isles of Polynesia, that the tempest had thrown them.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Their return to their country, from any point of South America on which they should land, ought not, it seemed, to present serious difficulties.
Pilgrim
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From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Their return to their country, from any point of South America on which they should land, ought not, it seemed, to present serious difficulties.
Polynesia
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From this reading In fact, it was on a continent, and not on one of the fatal isles of Polynesia, that the tempest had thrown them.
present
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From this reading Their return to their country, from any point of South America on which they should land, ought not, it seemed, to present serious difficulties.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading However, Mrs. Weldon. and her companions thanked Providence, because they were in safety.
return
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From this reading Their return to their country, from any point of South America on which they should land, ought not, it seemed, to present serious difficulties.
run
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From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
safety
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From this reading However, Mrs. Weldon. and her companions thanked Providence, because they were in safety.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their return to their country, from any point of South America on which they should land, ought not, it seemed, to present serious difficulties.
serious
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From this reading Their return to their country, from any point of South America on which they should land, ought not, it seemed, to present serious difficulties.
seventy-four
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From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Their return to their country, from any point of South America on which they should land, ought not, it seemed, to present serious difficulties.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
South
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From this reading Their return to their country, from any point of South America on which they should land, ought not, it seemed, to present serious difficulties.
southwest
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From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
tempest
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From this reading In fact, it was on a continent, and not on one of the fatal isles of Polynesia, that the tempest had thrown them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
thanked
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From this reading However, Mrs. Weldon. and her companions thanked Providence, because they were in safety.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In fact, it was on a continent, and not on one of the fatal isles of Polynesia, that the tempest had thrown them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEST TO DO.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their return to their country, from any point of South America on which they should land, ought not, it seemed, to present serious difficulties.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In fact, it was on a continent, and not on one of the fatal isles of Polynesia, that the tempest had thrown them.
then
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From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, Mrs. Weldon. and her companions thanked Providence, because they were in safety.
thrown
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From this reading In fact, it was on a continent, and not on one of the fatal isles of Polynesia, that the tempest had thrown them.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BEST TO DO.
voyage
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From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In fact, it was on a continent, and not on one of the fatal isles of Polynesia, that the tempest had thrown them.
Weldon
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From this reading However, Mrs. Weldon. and her companions thanked Providence, because they were in safety.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading However, Mrs. Weldon. and her companions thanked Providence, because they were in safety.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
winds
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From this reading So then, after a voyage long delayed by calms, then favored by winds from the northwest and from the southwest--a voyage which had not lasted less than seventy-four days--the "Pilgrim" had just run aground!
