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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 The first ended with the moving scene in the coral cemetery which left such a deep impression on my mind.
abysses
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From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nor any man, either,” had added the Captain.
any
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From this reading “Nor any man, either,” had added the Captain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There, not one of the ocean’s monsters could trouble the last sleep of the crew of the _Nautilus_, of those friends riveted to each other in death as in life.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
cemeterynounUS /ˈcemetery/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The first ended with the moving scene in the coral cemetery which left such a deep impression on my mind.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INDIAN OCEAN We now come to the second part of our journey under the sea.
coral
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From this reading The first ended with the moving scene in the coral cemetery which left such a deep impression on my mind.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There, not one of the ocean’s monsters could trouble the last sleep of the crew of the _Nautilus_, of those friends riveted to each other in death as in life.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, not one of the ocean’s monsters could trouble the last sleep of the crew of the _Nautilus_, of those friends riveted to each other in death as in life.
death
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From this reading There, not one of the ocean’s monsters could trouble the last sleep of the crew of the _Nautilus_, of those friends riveted to each other in death as in life.
deep
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From this reading The first ended with the moving scene in the coral cemetery which left such a deep impression on my mind.
deepest
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From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There, not one of the ocean’s monsters could trouble the last sleep of the crew of the _Nautilus_, of those friends riveted to each other in death as in life.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “Nor any man, either,” had added the Captain.
ended
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From this reading The first ended with the moving scene in the coral cemetery which left such a deep impression on my mind.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first ended with the moving scene in the coral cemetery which left such a deep impression on my mind.
friends
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From this reading There, not one of the ocean’s monsters could trouble the last sleep of the crew of the _Nautilus_, of those friends riveted to each other in death as in life.
grave
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From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
impression
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From this reading The first ended with the moving scene in the coral cemetery which left such a deep impression on my mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first ended with the moving scene in the coral cemetery which left such a deep impression on my mind.
INDIANadjectiveUS /ˈɪndiən/
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading THE INDIAN OCEAN We now come to the second part of our journey under the sea.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE INDIAN OCEAN We now come to the second part of our journey under the sea.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, not one of the ocean’s monsters could trouble the last sleep of the crew of the _Nautilus_, of those friends riveted to each other in death as in life.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first ended with the moving scene in the coral cemetery which left such a deep impression on my mind.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
man
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From this reading “Nor any man, either,” had added the Captain.
midst
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From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first ended with the moving scene in the coral cemetery which left such a deep impression on my mind.
monsters
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From this reading There, not one of the ocean’s monsters could trouble the last sleep of the crew of the _Nautilus_, of those friends riveted to each other in death as in life.
moving
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From this reading The first ended with the moving scene in the coral cemetery which left such a deep impression on my mind.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The first ended with the moving scene in the coral cemetery which left such a deep impression on my mind.
Nautilus
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From this reading There, not one of the ocean’s monsters could trouble the last sleep of the crew of the _Nautilus_, of those friends riveted to each other in death as in life.
Nemo's
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From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Nor any man, either,” had added the Captain.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There, not one of the ocean’s monsters could trouble the last sleep of the crew of the _Nautilus_, of those friends riveted to each other in death as in life.
now
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From this reading THE INDIAN OCEAN We now come to the second part of our journey under the sea.
OCEAN
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From this reading THE INDIAN OCEAN We now come to the second part of our journey under the sea.
ocean's
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From this reading There, not one of the ocean’s monsters could trouble the last sleep of the crew of the _Nautilus_, of those friends riveted to each other in death as in life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INDIAN OCEAN We now come to the second part of our journey under the sea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first ended with the moving scene in the coral cemetery which left such a deep impression on my mind.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
other
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From this reading There, not one of the ocean’s monsters could trouble the last sleep of the crew of the _Nautilus_, of those friends riveted to each other in death as in life.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE INDIAN OCEAN We now come to the second part of our journey under the sea.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INDIAN OCEAN We now come to the second part of our journey under the sea.
passing
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From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
prepared
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From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
riveted
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From this reading There, not one of the ocean’s monsters could trouble the last sleep of the crew of the _Nautilus_, of those friends riveted to each other in death as in life.
scene
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From this reading The first ended with the moving scene in the coral cemetery which left such a deep impression on my mind.
sea
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From this reading THE INDIAN OCEAN We now come to the second part of our journey under the sea.
second
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From this reading THE INDIAN OCEAN We now come to the second part of our journey under the sea.
sleep
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From this reading There, not one of the ocean’s monsters could trouble the last sleep of the crew of the _Nautilus_, of those friends riveted to each other in death as in life.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The first ended with the moving scene in the coral cemetery which left such a deep impression on my mind.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INDIAN OCEAN We now come to the second part of our journey under the sea.
There
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From this reading There, not one of the ocean’s monsters could trouble the last sleep of the crew of the _Nautilus_, of those friends riveted to each other in death as in life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There, not one of the ocean’s monsters could trouble the last sleep of the crew of the _Nautilus_, of those friends riveted to each other in death as in life.
Thus
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From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE INDIAN OCEAN We now come to the second part of our journey under the sea.
trouble
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From this reading There, not one of the ocean’s monsters could trouble the last sleep of the crew of the _Nautilus_, of those friends riveted to each other in death as in life.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE INDIAN OCEAN We now come to the second part of our journey under the sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus, in the midst of this great sea, Captain Nemo’s life was passing, even to his grave, which he had prepared in one of its deepest abysses.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE INDIAN OCEAN We now come to the second part of our journey under the sea.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first ended with the moving scene in the coral cemetery which left such a deep impression on my mind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first ended with the moving scene in the coral cemetery which left such a deep impression on my mind.
