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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 ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
almost
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From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
beauties
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From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
bows
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From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
constantly
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From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
day
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
decks
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
due
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From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
embarked
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every hour our impatience was growing greater.
expedition
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
experience
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From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
exquisite
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From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
foretaste
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From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
FOUNDnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
greater
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From this reading Every hour our impatience was growing greater.
Group
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From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
growing
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From this reading Every hour our impatience was growing greater.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
headed
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From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
Heaven
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From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
Hebrides
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From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
hour
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From this reading Every hour our impatience was growing greater.
impatience
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From this reading Every hour our impatience was growing greater.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
ISLANDS
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From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
Isle
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From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
lay
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From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
like
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From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
loaf
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
Loyalty
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From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
New
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From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
night
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
north
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From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
occupation
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
only
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
Pacific
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From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
Pines
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From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
ploughed
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
promenade
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
recurring
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From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
result
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
seas
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
sighted
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From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
smooth
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
South
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From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
speculate
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
spell
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From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
stars
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
sunlight
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
Sydney
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From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
THERE
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From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
trim
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
turned
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From this reading Having sighted the Isle of Pines we turned our bows almost due north and headed for the New Hebrides.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
voyage
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From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
warm
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
way
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
weather
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From this reading From Sydney, until the Loyalty Group lay behind us, we had one long spell of exquisite weather.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
winking
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From this reading By night under the winking stars, and by day in the warm sunlight, our trim little craft ploughed her way across smooth seas, and our only occupation was to promenade or loaf about the decks and to speculate as to the result of the expedition upon which we had embarked.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE ISLANDS, AND WHAT WE FOUND THERE To those who have had no experience of the South Pacific the constantly recurring beauties of our voyage would have seemed like a foretaste of Heaven itself.
