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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 A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had to begin them all over again.
alarm
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all
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From this reading The terrible fatigues of our sea voyage, the fearful dangers we had passed through, had all, all, gone for nothing.
altogether
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From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
Amazement
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From this reading Amazement, incredulity, and rage were blended in such a way as to alarm me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Amazement, incredulity, and rage were blended in such a way as to alarm me.
any
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From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Amazement, incredulity, and rage were blended in such a way as to alarm me.
astonishment
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From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading During the whole course of my Life I had never seen a man at first so chapfallen; and then so furiously indignant.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
begin
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From this reading We had to begin them all over again.
blended
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From this reading Amazement, incredulity, and rage were blended in such a way as to alarm me.
chapfallen
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From this reading During the whole course of my Life I had never seen a man at first so chapfallen; and then so furiously indignant.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the whole course of my Life I had never seen a man at first so chapfallen; and then so furiously indignant.
dangers
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From this reading The terrible fatigues of our sea voyage, the fearful dangers we had passed through, had all, all, gone for nothing.
DISCOVERY
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From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the whole course of my Life I had never seen a man at first so chapfallen; and then so furiously indignant.
extraordinary
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From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
fatigues
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From this reading The terrible fatigues of our sea voyage, the fearful dangers we had passed through, had all, all, gone for nothing.
fearful
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From this reading The terrible fatigues of our sea voyage, the fearful dangers we had passed through, had all, all, gone for nothing.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the whole course of my Life I had never seen a man at first so chapfallen; and then so furiously indignant.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
furiously
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From this reading During the whole course of my Life I had never seen a man at first so chapfallen; and then so furiously indignant.
give
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From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
gone
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From this reading The terrible fatigues of our sea voyage, the fearful dangers we had passed through, had all, all, gone for nothing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the whole course of my Life I had never seen a man at first so chapfallen; and then so furiously indignant.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading During the whole course of my Life I had never seen a man at first so chapfallen; and then so furiously indignant.
idea
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From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
impossible
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From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Amazement, incredulity, and rage were blended in such a way as to alarm me.
incredulity
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From this reading Amazement, incredulity, and rage were blended in such a way as to alarm me.
indignant
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From this reading During the whole course of my Life I had never seen a man at first so chapfallen; and then so furiously indignant.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the whole course of my Life I had never seen a man at first so chapfallen; and then so furiously indignant.
making
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From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
man
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From this reading During the whole course of my Life I had never seen a man at first so chapfallen; and then so furiously indignant.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading During the whole course of my Life I had never seen a man at first so chapfallen; and then so furiously indignant.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the whole course of my Life I had never seen a man at first so chapfallen; and then so furiously indignant.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The terrible fatigues of our sea voyage, the fearful dangers we had passed through, had all, all, gone for nothing.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The terrible fatigues of our sea voyage, the fearful dangers we had passed through, had all, all, gone for nothing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We had to begin them all over again.
overcame
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From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The terrible fatigues of our sea voyage, the fearful dangers we had passed through, had all, all, gone for nothing.
Professor
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From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
rage
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From this reading Amazement, incredulity, and rage were blended in such a way as to alarm me.
sea
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From this reading The terrible fatigues of our sea voyage, the fearful dangers we had passed through, had all, all, gone for nothing.
seen
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From this reading During the whole course of my Life I had never seen a man at first so chapfallen; and then so furiously indignant.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading During the whole course of my Life I had never seen a man at first so chapfallen; and then so furiously indignant.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Amazement, incredulity, and rage were blended in such a way as to alarm me.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The terrible fatigues of our sea voyage, the fearful dangers we had passed through, had all, all, gone for nothing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We had to begin them all over again.
then
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From this reading During the whole course of my Life I had never seen a man at first so chapfallen; and then so furiously indignant.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The terrible fatigues of our sea voyage, the fearful dangers we had passed through, had all, all, gone for nothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
utter
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From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
VOYAGEnounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/
an act of traveling by water
From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
way
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From this reading Amazement, incredulity, and rage were blended in such a way as to alarm me.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The terrible fatigues of our sea voyage, the fearful dangers we had passed through, had all, all, gone for nothing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Amazement, incredulity, and rage were blended in such a way as to alarm me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
whole
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From this reading During the whole course of my Life I had never seen a man at first so chapfallen; and then so furiously indignant.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY It would be altogether impossible for me to give any idea of the utter astonishment which overcame the Professor on making this extraordinary discovery.
