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15th
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From this reading It was on the 15th of July that I began to take a more particular survey of the island itself.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I had now been in this unhappy island above ten months.
All
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From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had now been in this unhappy island above ten months.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on the 15th of July that I began to take a more particular survey of the island itself.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I went up the creek first, where, as I hinted, I brought my rafts on shore.
condition
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From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
creek
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From this reading I went up the creek first, where, as I hinted, I brought my rafts on shore.
deliverance
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From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
desire
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From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
discovery
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From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
find
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From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
firmly
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From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went up the creek first, where, as I hinted, I brought my rafts on shore.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
fully
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From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
habitation
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From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had now been in this unhappy island above ten months.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
hinted
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From this reading I went up the creek first, where, as I hinted, I brought my rafts on shore.
human
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From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had now been in this unhappy island above ten months.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had now been in this unhappy island above ten months.
island
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From this reading I had now been in this unhappy island above ten months.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on the 15th of July that I began to take a more particular survey of the island itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was on the 15th of July that I began to take a more particular survey of the island itself.
July
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From this reading It was on the 15th of July that I began to take a more particular survey of the island itself.
knew
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From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
months
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From this reading I had now been in this unhappy island above ten months.
more
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From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
now
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From this reading I had now been in this unhappy island above ten months.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on the 15th of July that I began to take a more particular survey of the island itself.
other
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From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
particular
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From this reading It was on the 15th of July that I began to take a more particular survey of the island itself.
perfect
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From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
place
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From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
possibility
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From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
productions
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From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
rafts
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From this reading I went up the creek first, where, as I hinted, I brought my rafts on shore.
secured
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From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
see
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From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
set
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From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
shape
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From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
shore
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From this reading I went up the creek first, where, as I hinted, I brought my rafts on shore.
survey
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From this reading It was on the 15th of July that I began to take a more particular survey of the island itself.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on the 15th of July that I began to take a more particular survey of the island itself.
taken
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From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
ten
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From this reading I had now been in this unhappy island above ten months.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had now been in this unhappy island above ten months.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
unhappy
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From this reading I had now been in this unhappy island above ten months.
up
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From this reading I went up the creek first, where, as I hinted, I brought my rafts on shore.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All possibility of deliverance from this condition seemed to be entirely taken from me; and I firmly believe that no human shape had ever set foot upon that place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on the 15th of July that I began to take a more particular survey of the island itself.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went up the creek first, where, as I hinted, I brought my rafts on shore.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I went up the creek first, where, as I hinted, I brought my rafts on shore.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Having now secured my habitation, as I thought, fully to my mind, I had a great desire to make a more perfect discovery of the island, and to see what other productions I might find, which I yet knew nothing of.
