Chapter XX
HALCYON DAYS. These were indeed days of joy. The glory of them grew. All the inhabitants of the island came to be baptized. Magellan went on shore daily to hear mass.
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HALCYON
DAYS.
These
were
indeed
days
of
joy.
The
glory
of
them
grew.
All
the
inhabitants
of
the
island
came
to
be
baptized.
Magellan
went
on
shore
daily
to
hear
mass.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines
Chapter XX
Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
HALCYON
DAYS.
Line 2
These
were
indeed
days
of
joy.
Line 3
The
glory
of
them
grew.
Line 4
All
the
inhabitants
of
the
island
came
to
be
baptized.
Line 5
Magellan
went
on
shore
daily
to
hear
mass.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Magellan went on shore daily to hear mass.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These were indeed days of joy.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Magellan went on shore daily to hear mass.”
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All
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From this reading All the inhabitants of the island came to be baptized.
baptized
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From this reading All the inhabitants of the island came to be baptized.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All the inhabitants of the island came to be baptized.
came
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From this reading All the inhabitants of the island came to be baptized.
daily
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From this reading Magellan went on shore daily to hear mass.
DAYS
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glory
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From this reading The glory of them grew.
grew
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From this reading The glory of them grew.
HALCYON
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hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Magellan went on shore daily to hear mass.
indeed
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inhabitants
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island
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joy
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Magellan
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mass
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These were indeed days of joy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Magellan went on shore daily to hear mass.
shore
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From this reading Magellan went on shore daily to hear mass.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The glory of them grew.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The glory of them grew.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were indeed days of joy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the inhabitants of the island came to be baptized.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Magellan went on shore daily to hear mass.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were indeed days of joy.