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1520
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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.
26
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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.
April
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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.
aside
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From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.
best
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From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.
chiefs
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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.
DEATH
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From this reading THE DEATH OF MAGELLAN.
end
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From this reading He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.
Friday
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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.
glory
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From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.
goats
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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.
interest
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From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.
Island
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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.
lived
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From this reading He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.
MAGELLAN
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From this reading THE DEATH OF MAGELLAN.
Matan
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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEATH OF MAGELLAN.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.
others
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From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.
own
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From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.
present
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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.
put
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From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.
ready
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From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.
self
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From this reading He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.
sent
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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.
service
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From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.
shown
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From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.
sons
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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.
sought
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From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.
spirit
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From this reading He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEATH OF MAGELLAN.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.
two
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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.
unselfish
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From this reading He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.
wealth
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From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.
welfare
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From this reading He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.
world
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From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.
Zula
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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.
