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30th
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From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I am, however, armed at all points against human incredulity.
all
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From this reading I am, however, armed at all points against human incredulity.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am, however, armed at all points against human incredulity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They gave us clothes and food.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
armed
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From this reading I am, however, armed at all points against human incredulity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were kindly received by the Strombolite fishermen, who treated us as shipwrecked travelers.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
clothes
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From this reading They gave us clothes and food.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
conclusion
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From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
days
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From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
delay
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From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
delightful
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From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
disbelieved
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From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
ENDED
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From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
few
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From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
final
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From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
fishermen
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From this reading We were kindly received by the Strombolite fishermen, who treated us as shipwrecked travelers.
food
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From this reading They gave us clothes and food.
forty-eight
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From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
gave
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From this reading They gave us clothes and food.
hours
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From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I am, however, armed at all points against human incredulity.
human
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From this reading I am, however, armed at all points against human incredulity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am, however, armed at all points against human incredulity.
incredulity
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From this reading I am, however, armed at all points against human incredulity.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
kindly
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From this reading We were kindly received by the Strombolite fishermen, who treated us as shipwrecked travelers.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
Messina
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From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
narrative
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From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
people
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From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
points
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From this reading I am, however, armed at all points against human incredulity.
probably
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From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
received
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From this reading We were kindly received by the Strombolite fishermen, who treated us as shipwrecked travelers.
repose
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From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
restored
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From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
September
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From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
shipwreckednounUS /ˈshipwrecked/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were kindly received by the Strombolite fishermen, who treated us as shipwrecked travelers.
Strombolite
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From this reading We were kindly received by the Strombolite fishermen, who treated us as shipwrecked travelers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gave us clothes and food.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
travelers
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From this reading We were kindly received by the Strombolite fishermen, who treated us as shipwrecked travelers.
treated
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From this reading We were kindly received by the Strombolite fishermen, who treated us as shipwrecked travelers.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were kindly received by the Strombolite fishermen, who treated us as shipwrecked travelers.
vessel
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From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were kindly received by the Strombolite fishermen, who treated us as shipwrecked travelers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were kindly received by the Strombolite fishermen, who treated us as shipwrecked travelers.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading After a delay of forty-eight hours, on the 30th of September a little vessel took us to Messina, where a few days of delightful and complete repose restored us to ourselves.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE JOURNEY ENDED This is the final conclusion of a narrative which will be probably disbelieved even by people who are astonished at nothing.
