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In Search of the Castaways — A Romantic Narrative of the
In Search of the Castaways — A Romantic Narrative of the

Chapter I

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See http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008613392 A Voyage Round the World.
A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.
Author of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," etc., etc.
Illustrated with One Hundred and Seventy Engravings Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1874.
On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.
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In Search of the Castaways — A Romantic Narrative of the

Chapter I

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See http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008613392 A Voyage Round the World.
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A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.
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Author of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," etc., etc.
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Illustrated with One Hundred and Seventy Engravings Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1874.
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On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

Learner Dictionary

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Captain noun US /ˈcaptain/

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

From this reading “A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Illustrated with One Hundred and Seventy Engravings Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1874.”

Steaming noun US /ˈsteaming/

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

From this reading “On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “Author of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," etc., etc.”

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008613392

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From this reading See http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008613392 A Voyage Round the World.

1864

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From this reading On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

1874

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From this reading Illustrated with One Hundred and Seventy Engravings Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1874.

26th

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From this reading On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading See http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008613392 A Voyage Round the World.

Adventures

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From this reading A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

Author

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From this reading Author of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," etc., etc.

B

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From this reading Illustrated with One Hundred and Seventy Engravings Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1874.

Brig

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From this reading A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.

Britannia

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From this reading A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.

CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/

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

From this reading A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.

catalog

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Channel

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From this reading On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

Children

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From this reading A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.

Co

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From this reading Illustrated with One Hundred and Seventy Engravings Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1874.

Discovery

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From this reading A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.

Engravings

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From this reading Illustrated with One Hundred and Seventy Engravings Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1874.

etc

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From this reading Author of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," etc., etc.

Friends

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From this reading A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

full

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From this reading On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

gale

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From this reading On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

Grant

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From this reading A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.

hathitrust

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HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.

http

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From this reading See http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008613392 A Voyage Round the World.

Hundred

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From this reading Illustrated with One Hundred and Seventy Engravings Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1874.

Illustrated

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From this reading Illustrated with One Hundred and Seventy Engravings Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1874.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.

J

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From this reading Illustrated with One Hundred and Seventy Engravings Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1874.

July

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From this reading On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

Leagues

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Lippincott

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From this reading Illustrated with One Hundred and Seventy Engravings Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1874.

Loss

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From this reading A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.

magnificent

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From this reading On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

Narrative

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From this reading A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.

North

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From this reading On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

northeast

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From this reading On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Illustrated with One Hundred and Seventy Engravings Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1874.

org

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Philadelphia

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From this reading Illustrated with One Hundred and Seventy Engravings Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1874.

Record

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Rescue

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From this reading A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.

Romantic

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From this reading A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue.

Round

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Sea

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See

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Seventy

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From this reading Illustrated with One Hundred and Seventy Engravings Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1874.

speed

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From this reading On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

steamingnounUS /ˈsteaming/

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

From this reading On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

strong

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From this reading On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading See http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008613392 A Voyage Round the World.

Thousand

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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

Twenty

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From this reading Author of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," etc., etc.

UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Author of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," etc., etc.

Voyage

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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 On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

waves

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From this reading On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Illustrated with One Hundred and Seventy Engravings Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1874.

World

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yacht

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From this reading On the 26th of July, 1864, under a strong gale from the northeast, a magnificent yacht was steaming at full speed through the waves of the North Channel.