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accompanied
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adventurers
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all
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American
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If at the beginning of the enterprise they had excited such emotion both in the old and new world, with what enthusiasm would they be received on their return!
Ardan
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ardent
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If at the beginning of the enterprise they had excited such emotion both in the old and new world, with what enthusiasm would they be received on their return!
Barbicane
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If at the beginning of the enterprise they had excited such emotion both in the old and new world, with what enthusiasm would they be received on their return!
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If at the beginning of the enterprise they had excited such emotion both in the old and new world, with what enthusiasm would they be received on their return!
beset
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From this reading The millions of spectators which had beset the peninsula of Florida, would they not rush to meet these sublime adventurers?
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading If at the beginning of the enterprise they had excited such emotion both in the old and new world, with what enthusiasm would they be received on their return!
bound
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departure
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emotion
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END
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enterprise
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enthusiasm
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From this reading If at the beginning of the enterprise they had excited such emotion both in the old and new world, with what enthusiasm would they be received on their return!
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading If at the beginning of the enterprise they had excited such emotion both in the old and new world, with what enthusiasm would they be received on their return!
Florida
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From this reading The millions of spectators which had beset the peninsula of Florida, would they not rush to meet these sublime adventurers?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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globe
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greatness
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE END We may remember the intense sympathy which had accompanied the travellers on their departure.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Those legions of strangers, hurrying from all parts of the globe towards the American shores, would they leave the Union without having seen Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan?
hurrying
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From this reading Those legions of strangers, hurrying from all parts of the globe towards the American shores, would they leave the Union without having seen Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan?
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If at the beginning of the enterprise they had excited such emotion both in the old and new world, with what enthusiasm would they be received on their return!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If at the beginning of the enterprise they had excited such emotion both in the old and new world, with what enthusiasm would they be received on their return!
intense
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From this reading THE END We may remember the intense sympathy which had accompanied the travellers on their departure.
leave
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legions
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE END We may remember the intense sympathy which had accompanied the travellers on their departure.
meet
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Michel
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millions
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new
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Nicholl
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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No! and the ardent passion of the public was bound to respond worthily to the greatness of the enterprise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The millions of spectators which had beset the peninsula of Florida, would they not rush to meet these sublime adventurers?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If at the beginning of the enterprise they had excited such emotion both in the old and new world, with what enthusiasm would they be received on their return!
old
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From this reading If at the beginning of the enterprise they had excited such emotion both in the old and new world, with what enthusiasm would they be received on their return!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE END We may remember the intense sympathy which had accompanied the travellers on their departure.
parts
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passion
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peninsula
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public
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received
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From this reading If at the beginning of the enterprise they had excited such emotion both in the old and new world, with what enthusiasm would they be received on their return!
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading THE END We may remember the intense sympathy which had accompanied the travellers on their departure.
respond
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return
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rush
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From this reading The millions of spectators which had beset the peninsula of Florida, would they not rush to meet these sublime adventurers?
seen
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shores
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spectators
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strangers
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sublime
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From this reading The millions of spectators which had beset the peninsula of Florida, would they not rush to meet these sublime adventurers?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If at the beginning of the enterprise they had excited such emotion both in the old and new world, with what enthusiasm would they be received on their return!
sympathy
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From this reading THE END We may remember the intense sympathy which had accompanied the travellers on their departure.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END We may remember the intense sympathy which had accompanied the travellers on their departure.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE END We may remember the intense sympathy which had accompanied the travellers on their departure.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The millions of spectators which had beset the peninsula of Florida, would they not rush to meet these sublime adventurers?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If at the beginning of the enterprise they had excited such emotion both in the old and new world, with what enthusiasm would they be received on their return!
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those legions of strangers, hurrying from all parts of the globe towards the American shores, would they leave the Union without having seen Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The millions of spectators which had beset the peninsula of Florida, would they not rush to meet these sublime adventurers?
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
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travellers
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Union
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No! and the ardent passion of the public was bound to respond worthily to the greatness of the enterprise.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE END We may remember the intense sympathy which had accompanied the travellers on their departure.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If at the beginning of the enterprise they had excited such emotion both in the old and new world, with what enthusiasm would they be received on their return!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE END We may remember the intense sympathy which had accompanied the travellers on their departure.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If at the beginning of the enterprise they had excited such emotion both in the old and new world, with what enthusiasm would they be received on their return!
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Those legions of strangers, hurrying from all parts of the globe towards the American shores, would they leave the Union without having seen Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan?
world
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From this reading If at the beginning of the enterprise they had excited such emotion both in the old and new world, with what enthusiasm would they be received on their return!
worthily
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From this reading No! and the ardent passion of the public was bound to respond worthily to the greatness of the enterprise.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If at the beginning of the enterprise they had excited such emotion both in the old and new world, with what enthusiasm would they be received on their return!
