Chapter XXIV
They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza
The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous. “Whence came ye?” they cried. “Whither bound? Saw ye ever such a land as this? Is it not a great and extensive republic?
Mardi, and a Voyage Thither, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Chapter XXIV · They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza
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The
throng
that
greeted
us
upon
landing
were
exceedingly
boisterous.
“Whence
came
ye?”
they
cried.
“Whither
bound?
Saw
ye
ever
such
a
land
as
this?
Is
it
not
a
great
and
extensive
republic?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Mardi, and a Voyage Thither, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Chapter XXIV · They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
The
throng
that
greeted
us
upon
landing
were
exceedingly
boisterous.
Line 2
“Whence
came
ye?”
they
cried.
Line 3
“Whither
bound?
Line 4
Saw
ye
ever
such
a
land
as
this?
Line 5
Is
it
not
a
great
and
extensive
republic?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Whence came ye?” they cried.”
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Saw ye ever such a land as this?”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is it not a great and extensive republic?”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.”
Whence
adverb
US /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading ““Whence came ye?” they cried.”
Whither
adverb
US /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading ““Whither bound?”
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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 Saw ye ever such a land as this?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Is it not a great and extensive republic?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Saw ye ever such a land as this?
boisterous
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From this reading The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
bound
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From this reading “Whither bound?
came
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From this reading “Whence came ye?” they cried.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whence came ye?” they cried.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Saw ye ever such a land as this?
exceedingly
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From this reading The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
extensive
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From this reading Is it not a great and extensive republic?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is it not a great and extensive republic?
greeted
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From this reading The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it not a great and extensive republic?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it not a great and extensive republic?
land
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From this reading Saw ye ever such a land as this?
landing
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From this reading The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Is it not a great and extensive republic?
republic
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From this reading Is it not a great and extensive republic?
Saw
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From this reading Saw ye ever such a land as this?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Saw ye ever such a land as this?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Whence came ye?” they cried.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Saw ye ever such a land as this?
throng
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From this reading The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
WhenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “Whence came ye?” they cried.
WhitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “Whither bound?
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Whence came ye?” they cried.