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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 Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of these accounts relates to the wise old women who prepared the sacrifices of the wild boar as offerings to the sun.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One of these accounts relates to the wise old women who prepared the sacrifices of the wild boar as offerings to the sun.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some of the incidents that excited our Chevalier's wonder were natural events which have been since explained.
BIRD
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From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
boar
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From this reading One of these accounts relates to the wise old women who prepared the sacrifices of the wild boar as offerings to the sun.
BOY
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From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
Chevalier's
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From this reading Some of the incidents that excited our Chevalier's wonder were natural events which have been since explained.
CHINA
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From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
curious
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From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
EMPEROR
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From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
European
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From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
events
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From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Some of the incidents that excited our Chevalier's wonder were natural events which have been since explained.
explained
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From this reading Some of the incidents that excited our Chevalier's wonder were natural events which have been since explained.
folklore
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From this reading The superstitious legends of the people were, however, for the most part but the growth of folklore through the imagination.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The superstitious legends of the people were, however, for the most part but the growth of folklore through the imagination.
GIANT
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From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
greater
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From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
growth
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From this reading The superstitious legends of the people were, however, for the most part but the growth of folklore through the imagination.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
HAUNTED
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From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some of the incidents that excited our Chevalier's wonder were natural events which have been since explained.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The superstitious legends of the people were, however, for the most part but the growth of folklore through the imagination.
imagination
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From this reading The superstitious legends of the people were, however, for the most part but the growth of folklore through the imagination.
incidents
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From this reading Some of the incidents that excited our Chevalier's wonder were natural events which have been since explained.
LEAVES
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From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
legends
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From this reading The superstitious legends of the people were, however, for the most part but the growth of folklore through the imagination.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
love
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From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
marvelous
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From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
most
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From this reading The superstitious legends of the people were, however, for the most part but the growth of folklore through the imagination.
Munchausen
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From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
natural
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From this reading Some of the incidents that excited our Chevalier's wonder were natural events which have been since explained.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
number
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From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
offered
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From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
offerings
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From this reading One of these accounts relates to the wise old women who prepared the sacrifices of the wild boar as offerings to the sun.
OLD
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From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of these accounts relates to the wise old women who prepared the sacrifices of the wild boar as offerings to the sun.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Some of the incidents that excited our Chevalier's wonder were natural events which have been since explained.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The superstitious legends of the people were, however, for the most part but the growth of folklore through the imagination.
people
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From this reading The superstitious legends of the people were, however, for the most part but the growth of folklore through the imagination.
Pigafetta
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From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
prepared
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From this reading One of these accounts relates to the wise old women who prepared the sacrifices of the wild boar as offerings to the sun.
relates
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From this reading One of these accounts relates to the wise old women who prepared the sacrifices of the wild boar as offerings to the sun.
sacrifices
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From this reading One of these accounts relates to the wise old women who prepared the sacrifices of the wild boar as offerings to the sun.
SANDALWOOD
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From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Some of the incidents that excited our Chevalier's wonder were natural events which have been since explained.
Some
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From this reading Some of the incidents that excited our Chevalier's wonder were natural events which have been since explained.
STORIES
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From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
STRANGE
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From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
sun
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From this reading One of these accounts relates to the wise old women who prepared the sacrifices of the wild boar as offerings to the sun.
superstitions
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From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
superstitious
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From this reading The superstitious legends of the people were, however, for the most part but the growth of folklore through the imagination.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
there
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From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One of these accounts relates to the wise old women who prepared the sacrifices of the wild boar as offerings to the sun.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The superstitious legends of the people were, however, for the most part but the growth of folklore through the imagination.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
TREES
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From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
voyage
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From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
WALKING
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From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pigafetta was no Munchausen, but he had a love of marvelous stories, and there never was a voyage that offered to a European a greater number of curious events and superstitions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of the incidents that excited our Chevalier's wonder were natural events which have been since explained.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some of the incidents that excited our Chevalier's wonder were natural events which have been since explained.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One of these accounts relates to the wise old women who prepared the sacrifices of the wild boar as offerings to the sun.
wild
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From this reading One of these accounts relates to the wise old women who prepared the sacrifices of the wild boar as offerings to the sun.
WISE
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From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
WOMEN
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From this reading STRANGE STORIES.--THE WISE OLD WOMEN.--THE WALKING LEAVES.--THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES.--THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.--THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD.
wonder
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From this reading Some of the incidents that excited our Chevalier's wonder were natural events which have been since explained.
