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The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines
The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines

Chapter XVIII

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EASTER SUNDAY.--MAGELLAN PLANTS THE CROSS.
Now begins the dawn of Christianity in the Philippines.
Magellan was a deeply religious man, and Pigafetta was a Christian Knight.
Magellan saw the significance of his marvelous voyage, and his soul glowed with gratitude to Heaven.
Easter Sunday approached.
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The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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EASTER SUNDAY.--MAGELLAN PLANTS THE CROSS.
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Now begins the dawn of Christianity in the Philippines.
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Magellan was a deeply religious man, and Pigafetta was a Christian Knight.
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Magellan saw the significance of his marvelous voyage, and his soul glowed with gratitude to Heaven.
Line 5
Easter Sunday approached.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Christian noun US /ˈchristian/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Magellan was a deeply religious man, and Pigafetta was a Christian Knight.”

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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 Magellan was a deeply religious man, and Pigafetta was a Christian Knight.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Magellan was a deeply religious man, and Pigafetta was a Christian Knight.

approached

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From this reading Easter Sunday approached.

begins

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From this reading Now begins the dawn of Christianity in the Philippines.

Christian

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From this reading Magellan was a deeply religious man, and Pigafetta was a Christian Knight.

Christianity

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From this reading Now begins the dawn of Christianity in the Philippines.

CROSS

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From this reading EASTER SUNDAY.--MAGELLAN PLANTS THE CROSS.

dawn

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From this reading Now begins the dawn of Christianity in the Philippines.

deeply

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From this reading Magellan was a deeply religious man, and Pigafetta was a Christian Knight.

EASTER

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From this reading EASTER SUNDAY.--MAGELLAN PLANTS THE CROSS.

glowed

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From this reading Magellan saw the significance of his marvelous voyage, and his soul glowed with gratitude to Heaven.

gratitude

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From this reading Magellan saw the significance of his marvelous voyage, and his soul glowed with gratitude to Heaven.

Heaven

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From this reading Magellan saw the significance of his marvelous voyage, and his soul glowed with gratitude to Heaven.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Magellan saw the significance of his marvelous voyage, and his soul glowed with gratitude to Heaven.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Now begins the dawn of Christianity in the Philippines.

Knight

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From this reading Magellan was a deeply religious man, and Pigafetta was a Christian Knight.

MAGELLAN

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From this reading EASTER SUNDAY.--MAGELLAN PLANTS THE CROSS.

man

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From this reading Magellan was a deeply religious man, and Pigafetta was a Christian Knight.

marvelous

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From this reading Magellan saw the significance of his marvelous voyage, and his soul glowed with gratitude to Heaven.

Now

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From this reading Now begins the dawn of Christianity in the Philippines.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Now begins the dawn of Christianity in the Philippines.

Philippines

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From this reading Now begins the dawn of Christianity in the Philippines.

Pigafetta

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From this reading Magellan was a deeply religious man, and Pigafetta was a Christian Knight.

PLANTS

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From this reading EASTER SUNDAY.--MAGELLAN PLANTS THE CROSS.

religious

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From this reading Magellan was a deeply religious man, and Pigafetta was a Christian Knight.

saw

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From this reading Magellan saw the significance of his marvelous voyage, and his soul glowed with gratitude to Heaven.

significance

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From this reading Magellan saw the significance of his marvelous voyage, and his soul glowed with gratitude to Heaven.

soul

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From this reading Magellan saw the significance of his marvelous voyage, and his soul glowed with gratitude to Heaven.

SUNDAY

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From this reading EASTER SUNDAY.--MAGELLAN PLANTS THE CROSS.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading EASTER SUNDAY.--MAGELLAN PLANTS THE CROSS.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Magellan saw the significance of his marvelous voyage, and his soul glowed with gratitude to Heaven.

voyage

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From this reading Magellan saw the significance of his marvelous voyage, and his soul glowed with gratitude to Heaven.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Magellan was a deeply religious man, and Pigafetta was a Christian Knight.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Magellan saw the significance of his marvelous voyage, and his soul glowed with gratitude to Heaven.