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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 Eight days after its departure, the "Tampico" returned into the bay of Espiritu Santo, with a whole flotilla of steamboats.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Eight days after its departure, the "Tampico" returned into the bay of Espiritu Santo, with a whole flotilla of steamboats.
aid
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town, for the purpose of setting on foot the preliminary works by the aid of the people of the country.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His object was to enlist an army of workmen, and to collect together the greater part of the materials.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PICKAXE AND TROWEL.
army
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From this reading His object was to enlist an army of workmen, and to collect together the greater part of the materials.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town, for the purpose of setting on foot the preliminary works by the aid of the people of the country.
Barbicane
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From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
bay
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From this reading Eight days after its departure, the "Tampico" returned into the bay of Espiritu Santo, with a whole flotilla of steamboats.
board
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From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town, for the purpose of setting on foot the preliminary works by the aid of the people of the country.
Club
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town, for the purpose of setting on foot the preliminary works by the aid of the people of the country.
collect
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From this reading His object was to enlist an army of workmen, and to collect together the greater part of the materials.
companions
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From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
country
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town, for the purpose of setting on foot the preliminary works by the aid of the people of the country.
days
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From this reading Eight days after its departure, the "Tampico" returned into the bay of Espiritu Santo, with a whole flotilla of steamboats.
departure
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From this reading Eight days after its departure, the "Tampico" returned into the bay of Espiritu Santo, with a whole flotilla of steamboats.
Eight
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From this reading Eight days after its departure, the "Tampico" returned into the bay of Espiritu Santo, with a whole flotilla of steamboats.
engineer
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From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
enlist
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From this reading His object was to enlist an army of workmen, and to collect together the greater part of the materials.
Espiritu
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From this reading Eight days after its departure, the "Tampico" returned into the bay of Espiritu Santo, with a whole flotilla of steamboats.
evening
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From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
flotilla
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From this reading Eight days after its departure, the "Tampico" returned into the bay of Espiritu Santo, with a whole flotilla of steamboats.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town, for the purpose of setting on foot the preliminary works by the aid of the people of the country.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
greater
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From this reading His object was to enlist an army of workmen, and to collect together the greater part of the materials.
Gun
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town, for the purpose of setting on foot the preliminary works by the aid of the people of the country.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Eight days after its departure, the "Tampico" returned into the bay of Espiritu Santo, with a whole flotilla of steamboats.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Eight days after its departure, the "Tampico" returned into the bay of Espiritu Santo, with a whole flotilla of steamboats.
materials
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From this reading His object was to enlist an army of workmen, and to collect together the greater part of the materials.
members
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town, for the purpose of setting on foot the preliminary works by the aid of the people of the country.
Murchison
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From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
New
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From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
object
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From this reading His object was to enlist an army of workmen, and to collect together the greater part of the materials.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His object was to enlist an army of workmen, and to collect together the greater part of the materials.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
Orleans
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From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His object was to enlist an army of workmen, and to collect together the greater part of the materials.
people
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town, for the purpose of setting on foot the preliminary works by the aid of the people of the country.
PICKAXE
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From this reading PICKAXE AND TROWEL.
preliminary
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town, for the purpose of setting on foot the preliminary works by the aid of the people of the country.
purpose
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town, for the purpose of setting on foot the preliminary works by the aid of the people of the country.
re-embarked
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From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town, for the purpose of setting on foot the preliminary works by the aid of the people of the country.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
Santo
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From this reading Eight days after its departure, the "Tampico" returned into the bay of Espiritu Santo, with a whole flotilla of steamboats.
setting
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town, for the purpose of setting on foot the preliminary works by the aid of the people of the country.
steamboats
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From this reading Eight days after its departure, the "Tampico" returned into the bay of Espiritu Santo, with a whole flotilla of steamboats.
Tampa
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From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
Tampico
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From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
together
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From this reading His object was to enlist an army of workmen, and to collect together the greater part of the materials.
Town
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From this reading The same evening Barbicane and his companions returned to Tampa Town; and Murchison, the engineer, re-embarked on board the "Tampico" for New Orleans.
TROWEL
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From this reading PICKAXE AND TROWEL.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His object was to enlist an army of workmen, and to collect together the greater part of the materials.
whole
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From this reading Eight days after its departure, the "Tampico" returned into the bay of Espiritu Santo, with a whole flotilla of steamboats.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Eight days after its departure, the "Tampico" returned into the bay of Espiritu Santo, with a whole flotilla of steamboats.
workmen
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From this reading His object was to enlist an army of workmen, and to collect together the greater part of the materials.
works
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From this reading The members of the Gun Club remained at Tampa Town, for the purpose of setting on foot the preliminary works by the aid of the people of the country.
