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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 MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I estimated the course which the _Nautilus_ took under the waves of the sea at about six hundred leagues, and it was accomplished in forty-eight hours.
accomplished
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From this reading I estimated the course which the _Nautilus_ took under the waves of the sea at about six hundred leagues, and it was accomplished in forty-eight hours.
air
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
aloes
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
appear
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From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
area
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From this reading But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
banks
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From this reading It is upon these banks, and on these waters, says Michelet, that man is renewed in one of the most powerful climates of the globe.
basin
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From this reading But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
battlefield
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
beautiful
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From this reading But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
blue
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
bordered
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
cacti
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
climates
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From this reading It is upon these banks, and on these waters, says Michelet, that man is renewed in one of the most powerful climates of the globe.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I estimated the course which the _Nautilus_ took under the waves of the sea at about six hundred leagues, and it was accomplished in forty-eight hours.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
dispute
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
embalmed
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
empire
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
estimated
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From this reading I estimated the course which the _Nautilus_ took under the waves of the sea at about six hundred leagues, and it was accomplished in forty-eight hours.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
excellence
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
fires
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
FORTY-EIGHT
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
full
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From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
glance
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From this reading But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
globe
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From this reading It is upon these banks, and on these waters, says Michelet, that man is renewed in one of the most powerful climates of the globe.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
Greeks
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
Hebrews
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
HOURS
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
hundred
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From this reading I estimated the course which the _Nautilus_ took under the waves of the sea at about six hundred leagues, and it was accomplished in forty-eight hours.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
incessantly
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is upon these banks, and on these waters, says Michelet, that man is renewed in one of the most powerful climates of the globe.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is upon these banks, and on these waters, says Michelet, that man is renewed in one of the most powerful climates of the globe.
knowledge
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From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
leagues
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From this reading I estimated the course which the _Nautilus_ took under the waves of the sea at about six hundred leagues, and it was accomplished in forty-eight hours.
lost
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From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
man
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From this reading It is upon these banks, and on these waters, says Michelet, that man is renewed in one of the most powerful climates of the globe.
mare
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
MEDITERRANEANnounUS /ˌmedətərˈeɪniən/
the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
Michelet
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From this reading It is upon these banks, and on these waters, says Michelet, that man is renewed in one of the most powerful climates of the globe.
million
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From this reading But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
most
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From this reading It is upon these banks, and on these waters, says Michelet, that man is renewed in one of the most powerful climates of the globe.
mountains
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
myrtle
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
Nautilus
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From this reading I estimated the course which the _Nautilus_ took under the waves of the sea at about six hundred leagues, and it was accomplished in forty-eight hours.
Nemo's
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From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
Neptune
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
nostrum
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is upon these banks, and on these waters, says Michelet, that man is renewed in one of the most powerful climates of the globe.
once
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From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is upon these banks, and on these waters, says Michelet, that man is renewed in one of the most powerful climates of the globe.
only
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From this reading But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
orange-trees
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
par
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
perfect
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
perfume
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
person
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From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
Pluto
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
powerful
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From this reading It is upon these banks, and on these waters, says Michelet, that man is renewed in one of the most powerful climates of the globe.
pure
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
puzzling
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From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
rapid
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From this reading But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
renewed
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From this reading It is upon these banks, and on these waters, says Michelet, that man is renewed in one of the most powerful climates of the globe.
Romans
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
rude
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
saturated
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
says
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From this reading It is upon these banks, and on these waters, says Michelet, that man is renewed in one of the most powerful climates of the globe.
sea
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
sea-pines
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
six
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From this reading I estimated the course which the _Nautilus_ took under the waves of the sea at about six hundred leagues, and it was accomplished in forty-eight hours.
speed
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From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
square
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From this reading But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
superficial
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From this reading But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
surrounded
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is upon these banks, and on these waters, says Michelet, that man is renewed in one of the most powerful climates of the globe.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is upon these banks, and on these waters, says Michelet, that man is renewed in one of the most powerful climates of the globe.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even Captain Nemo’s knowledge was lost to me, for this puzzling person did not appear once during our passage at full speed.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I estimated the course which the _Nautilus_ took under the waves of the sea at about six hundred leagues, and it was accomplished in forty-eight hours.
transparent
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
two
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From this reading But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I estimated the course which the _Nautilus_ took under the waves of the sea at about six hundred leagues, and it was accomplished in forty-eight hours.
underground
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is upon these banks, and on these waters, says Michelet, that man is renewed in one of the most powerful climates of the globe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
waters
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From this reading It is upon these banks, and on these waters, says Michelet, that man is renewed in one of the most powerful climates of the globe.
waves
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From this reading I estimated the course which the _Nautilus_ took under the waves of the sea at about six hundred leagues, and it was accomplished in forty-eight hours.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
worked
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
world
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From this reading THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!
yards
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From this reading But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
