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air
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From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
aliments
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From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
AMAZON
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From this reading FROM CAPE HORN TO THE AMAZON How I got on to the platform, I have no idea; perhaps the Canadian had carried me there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
breathed
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From this reading But I breathed, I inhaled the vivifying sea-air.
breeze
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From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I breathed, I inhaled the vivifying sea-air.
Canadian
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CAPEnounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
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carried
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companions
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From this reading My two companions were getting drunk with the fresh particles.
contrary
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From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
draw
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From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
drunk
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From this reading My two companions were getting drunk with the fresh particles.
end
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From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
enjoyment
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From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
filled
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From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
food
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From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
freely
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From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
fresh
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From this reading My two companions were getting drunk with the fresh particles.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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getting
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From this reading My two companions were getting drunk with the fresh particles.
given
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From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
got
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FROM CAPE HORN TO THE AMAZON How I got on to the platform, I have no idea; perhaps the Canadian had carried me there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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HORN
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How
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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idea
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impunity
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From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
indulge
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From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
inhaled
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From this reading But I breathed, I inhaled the vivifying sea-air.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
keen
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From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
lungs
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From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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men
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From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My two companions were getting drunk with the fresh particles.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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other
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From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
particles
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From this reading My two companions were getting drunk with the fresh particles.
perhaps
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platform
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restrain
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From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
sea-air
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From this reading But I breathed, I inhaled the vivifying sea-air.
simplest
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From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM CAPE HORN TO THE AMAZON How I got on to the platform, I have no idea; perhaps the Canadian had carried me there.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
there
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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two
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From this reading My two companions were getting drunk with the fresh particles.
unhappy
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From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
vivifying
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From this reading But I breathed, I inhaled the vivifying sea-air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We, on the contrary, had no end to restrain ourselves; we could draw this air freely into our lungs, and it was the breeze, the breeze alone, that filled us with this keen enjoyment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My two companions were getting drunk with the fresh particles.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My two companions were getting drunk with the fresh particles.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The other unhappy men had been so long without food, that they could not with impunity indulge in the simplest aliments that were given them.
