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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 Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Still, although the men of ancient time were learning fast about the land and sea, they were woefully ignorant.
all
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Still, although the men of ancient time were learning fast about the land and sea, they were woefully ignorant.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Still, although the men of ancient time were learning fast about the land and sea, they were woefully ignorant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Still, although the men of ancient time were learning fast about the land and sea, they were woefully ignorant.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It might be the "Islands of the Blest"; it might be the "sacred isle."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Still, there was something beyond the water--something dim, mysterious, unknowable.
Blest
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From this reading It might be the "Islands of the Blest"; it might be the "sacred isle."
called
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
Christian
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
declared
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
dim
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From this reading Still, there was something beyond the water--something dim, mysterious, unknowable.
encompassing
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
era
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
fast
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From this reading Still, although the men of ancient time were learning fast about the land and sea, they were woefully ignorant.
fifty
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
FLAT
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From this reading IS THE WORLD FLAT?
flowed
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
Greek
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
Hesiod
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
hundred
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Still, although the men of ancient time were learning fast about the land and sea, they were woefully ignorant.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IS THE WORLD FLAT?
Islands
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From this reading It might be the "Islands of the Blest"; it might be the "sacred isle."
isle
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From this reading It might be the "Islands of the Blest"; it might be the "sacred isle."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
land
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From this reading Still, although the men of ancient time were learning fast about the land and sea, they were woefully ignorant.
learning
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From this reading Still, although the men of ancient time were learning fast about the land and sea, they were woefully ignorant.
lived
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
men
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From this reading Still, although the men of ancient time were learning fast about the land and sea, they were woefully ignorant.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might be the "Islands of the Blest"; it might be the "sacred isle."
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Still, there was something beyond the water--something dim, mysterious, unknowable.
ocean
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Still, although the men of ancient time were learning fast about the land and sea, they were woefully ignorant.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
perfect
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
poet
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
river
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
round
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
sacred
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From this reading It might be the "Islands of the Blest"; it might be the "sacred isle."
sea
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From this reading Still, although the men of ancient time were learning fast about the land and sea, they were woefully ignorant.
seven
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Still, there was something beyond the water--something dim, mysterious, unknowable.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, although the men of ancient time were learning fast about the land and sea, they were woefully ignorant.
stream
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IS THE WORLD FLAT?
there
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From this reading Still, there was something beyond the water--something dim, mysterious, unknowable.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still, although the men of ancient time were learning fast about the land and sea, they were woefully ignorant.
things
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, although the men of ancient time were learning fast about the land and sea, they were woefully ignorant.
unknowable
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From this reading Still, there was something beyond the water--something dim, mysterious, unknowable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
water
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From this reading Still, there was something beyond the water--something dim, mysterious, unknowable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Still, although the men of ancient time were learning fast about the land and sea, they were woefully ignorant.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
woefully
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From this reading Still, although the men of ancient time were learning fast about the land and sea, they were woefully ignorant.
WORLD
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From this reading IS THE WORLD FLAT?
years
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From this reading Hesiod, a Greek poet, who lived seven hundred and fifty years before the Christian era, declared that the world was flat, and the ocean stream or the "perfect river," as he called it, flowed round and round, encompassing all things.
