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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 A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
all
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From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
apart
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From this reading Perhaps I was never to know who he was, from whence he came, or where he was going to, but I saw the man move, and apart from the _savant_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
Avenger
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From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps I was never to know who he was, from whence he came, or where he was going to, but I saw the man move, and apart from the _savant_.
came
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From this reading Perhaps I was never to know who he was, from whence he came, or where he was going to, but I saw the man move, and apart from the _savant_.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My eyes did not leave the Captain, who, with his hand stretched out to sea, was watching with a glowing eye the glorious wreck.
coldly
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From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
common
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From this reading It was no common misanthropy which had shut Captain Nemo and his companions within the _Nautilus_, but a hatred, either monstrous or sublime, which time could never weaken.
companions
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From this reading It was no common misanthropy which had shut Captain Nemo and his companions within the _Nautilus_, but a hatred, either monstrous or sublime, which time could never weaken.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
deeply
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From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
describingverbUS /dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/
-ing form of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading My eyes did not leave the Captain, who, with his hand stretched out to sea, was watching with a glowing eye the glorious wreck.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading It was no common misanthropy which had shut Captain Nemo and his companions within the _Nautilus_, but a hatred, either monstrous or sublime, which time could never weaken.
emotion
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From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
escape
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From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
eye
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From this reading My eyes did not leave the Captain, who, with his hand stretched out to sea, was watching with a glowing eye the glorious wreck.
eyes
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From this reading My eyes did not leave the Captain, who, with his hand stretched out to sea, was watching with a glowing eye the glorious wreck.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Did this hatred still seek for vengeance?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Perhaps I was never to know who he was, from whence he came, or where he was going to, but I saw the man move, and apart from the _savant_.
glorious
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From this reading My eyes did not leave the Captain, who, with his hand stretched out to sea, was watching with a glowing eye the glorious wreck.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My eyes did not leave the Captain, who, with his hand stretched out to sea, was watching with a glowing eye the glorious wreck.
going
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From this reading Perhaps I was never to know who he was, from whence he came, or where he was going to, but I saw the man move, and apart from the _savant_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was no common misanthropy which had shut Captain Nemo and his companions within the _Nautilus_, but a hatred, either monstrous or sublime, which time could never weaken.
hand
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From this reading My eyes did not leave the Captain, who, with his hand stretched out to sea, was watching with a glowing eye the glorious wreck.
hatred
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From this reading It was no common misanthropy which had shut Captain Nemo and his companions within the _Nautilus_, but a hatred, either monstrous or sublime, which time could never weaken.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps I was never to know who he was, from whence he came, or where he was going to, but I saw the man move, and apart from the _savant_.
HECATOMB
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From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My eyes did not leave the Captain, who, with his hand stretched out to sea, was watching with a glowing eye the glorious wreck.
history
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From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Perhaps I was never to know who he was, from whence he came, or where he was going to, but I saw the man move, and apart from the _savant_.
impressed
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From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no common misanthropy which had shut Captain Nemo and his companions within the _Nautilus_, but a hatred, either monstrous or sublime, which time could never weaken.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps I was never to know who he was, from whence he came, or where he was going to, but I saw the man move, and apart from the _savant_.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
leave
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From this reading My eyes did not leave the Captain, who, with his hand stretched out to sea, was watching with a glowing eye the glorious wreck.
man
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From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
misanthropy
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From this reading It was no common misanthropy which had shut Captain Nemo and his companions within the _Nautilus_, but a hatred, either monstrous or sublime, which time could never weaken.
monstrous
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From this reading It was no common misanthropy which had shut Captain Nemo and his companions within the _Nautilus_, but a hatred, either monstrous or sublime, which time could never weaken.
move
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From this reading Perhaps I was never to know who he was, from whence he came, or where he was going to, but I saw the man move, and apart from the _savant_.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
Nautilus
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From this reading It was no common misanthropy which had shut Captain Nemo and his companions within the _Nautilus_, but a hatred, either monstrous or sublime, which time could never weaken.
Nemo
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From this reading It was no common misanthropy which had shut Captain Nemo and his companions within the _Nautilus_, but a hatred, either monstrous or sublime, which time could never weaken.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps I was never to know who he was, from whence he came, or where he was going to, but I saw the man move, and apart from the _savant_.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was no common misanthropy which had shut Captain Nemo and his companions within the _Nautilus_, but a hatred, either monstrous or sublime, which time could never weaken.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Perhaps I was never to know who he was, from whence he came, or where he was going to, but I saw the man move, and apart from the _savant_.
out
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From this reading My eyes did not leave the Captain, who, with his hand stretched out to sea, was watching with a glowing eye the glorious wreck.
patriot
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From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps I was never to know who he was, from whence he came, or where he was going to, but I saw the man move, and apart from the _savant_.
pronounced
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From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
savant
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From this reading Perhaps I was never to know who he was, from whence he came, or where he was going to, but I saw the man move, and apart from the _savant_.
saw
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From this reading Perhaps I was never to know who he was, from whence he came, or where he was going to, but I saw the man move, and apart from the _savant_.
scene
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From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
sea
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From this reading My eyes did not leave the Captain, who, with his hand stretched out to sea, was watching with a glowing eye the glorious wreck.
seek
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From this reading Did this hatred still seek for vengeance?
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
shut
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From this reading It was no common misanthropy which had shut Captain Nemo and his companions within the _Nautilus_, but a hatred, either monstrous or sublime, which time could never weaken.
significance
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From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did this hatred still seek for vengeance?
strange
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From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
stretched
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From this reading My eyes did not leave the Captain, who, with his hand stretched out to sea, was watching with a glowing eye the glorious wreck.
sublime
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From this reading It was no common misanthropy which had shut Captain Nemo and his companions within the _Nautilus_, but a hatred, either monstrous or sublime, which time could never weaken.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was no common misanthropy which had shut Captain Nemo and his companions within the _Nautilus_, but a hatred, either monstrous or sublime, which time could never weaken.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My eyes did not leave the Captain, who, with his hand stretched out to sea, was watching with a glowing eye the glorious wreck.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
unlooked-for
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From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
vengeance
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From this reading Did this hatred still seek for vengeance?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My eyes did not leave the Captain, who, with his hand stretched out to sea, was watching with a glowing eye the glorious wreck.
watching
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From this reading My eyes did not leave the Captain, who, with his hand stretched out to sea, was watching with a glowing eye the glorious wreck.
way
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From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
weaken
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From this reading It was no common misanthropy which had shut Captain Nemo and his companions within the _Nautilus_, but a hatred, either monstrous or sublime, which time could never weaken.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Perhaps I was never to know who he was, from whence he came, or where he was going to, but I saw the man move, and apart from the _savant_.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Perhaps I was never to know who he was, from whence he came, or where he was going to, but I saw the man move, and apart from the _savant_.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading My eyes did not leave the Captain, who, with his hand stretched out to sea, was watching with a glowing eye the glorious wreck.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was no common misanthropy which had shut Captain Nemo and his companions within the _Nautilus_, but a hatred, either monstrous or sublime, which time could never weaken.
words
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From this reading A HECATOMB The way of describing this unlooked-for scene, the history of the patriot ship, told at first so coldly, and the emotion with which this strange man pronounced the last words, the name of the Avenger, the significance of which could not escape me, all impressed itself deeply on my mind.
wreck
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From this reading My eyes did not leave the Captain, who, with his hand stretched out to sea, was watching with a glowing eye the glorious wreck.
