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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 Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
abreast
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From this reading A few more leagues and they ought to be abreast of the shores of France.
accordingly
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From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
allowed
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From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
Almost
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From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
astonishment
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From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
aware
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From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
barred
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From this reading Having rounded the great promontory that had barred her farther progress to the north, the schooner skirted its upper edge.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
became
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From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
coast
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From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
divert
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From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
Dobryna
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From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
edge
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From this reading Having rounded the great promontory that had barred her farther progress to the north, the schooner skirted its upper edge.
excursion
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From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
extraordinary
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From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
extreme
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From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
farther
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From this reading Having rounded the great promontory that had barred her farther progress to the north, the schooner skirted its upper edge.
fell
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From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
few
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From this reading A few more leagues and they ought to be abreast of the shores of France.
following
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From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
France
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From this reading A few more leagues and they ought to be abreast of the shores of France.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
Gallia
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From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having rounded the great promontory that had barred her farther progress to the north, the schooner skirted its upper edge.
habit
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From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having rounded the great promontory that had barred her farther progress to the north, the schooner skirted its upper edge.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Having rounded the great promontory that had barred her farther progress to the north, the schooner skirted its upper edge.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Having rounded the great promontory that had barred her farther progress to the north, the schooner skirted its upper edge.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
leagues
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From this reading A few more leagues and they ought to be abreast of the shores of France.
making
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From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
Mediterranean
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From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
more
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From this reading A few more leagues and they ought to be abreast of the shores of France.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
new
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From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
north
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From this reading Having rounded the great promontory that had barred her farther progress to the north, the schooner skirted its upper edge.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
object
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From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
ostensible
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From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading A few more leagues and they ought to be abreast of the shores of France.
persevered
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From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
progress
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From this reading Having rounded the great promontory that had barred her farther progress to the north, the schooner skirted its upper edge.
promontory
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From this reading Having rounded the great promontory that had barred her farther progress to the north, the schooner skirted its upper edge.
realms
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From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
revealed
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From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
rounded
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From this reading Having rounded the great promontory that had barred her farther progress to the north, the schooner skirted its upper edge.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading Having rounded the great promontory that had barred her farther progress to the north, the schooner skirted its upper edge.
shores
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From this reading A few more leagues and they ought to be abreast of the shores of France.
singular
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From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
skirtednounUS /ˈskirted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Having rounded the great promontory that had barred her farther progress to the north, the schooner skirted its upper edge.
space
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From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
survey
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From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
unconsciously
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From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
upper
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From this reading Having rounded the great promontory that had barred her farther progress to the north, the schooner skirted its upper edge.
using
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From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
voyagers
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From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing, however, was allowed to divert them from their ostensible object of making a survey of the coast of the Mediterranean, and accordingly they persevered in following that singular boundary which had revealed itself to their extreme astonishment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
world
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From this reading Almost unconsciously, the voyagers in the _Dobryna_ fell into the habit of using Gallia as the name of the new world in which they became aware they must be making an extraordinary excursion through the realms of space.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, of France.
