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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 He is a traveller as well as a writer.
acknowledges
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
afford
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.
any
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He is a traveller as well as a writer.
Asia
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
comes
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From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."
compasses
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
draw
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
drawn
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
eager
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From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.
ears
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From this reading He tells us what he has seen with his eyes, what he has heard with his ears.
equal
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
Europe
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
eye
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From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.
eyes
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From this reading He tells us what he has seen with his eyes, what he has heard with his ears.
Father
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From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."
flat
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.
greatest
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From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."
Greek
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From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."
guide
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is a traveller as well as a writer.
heard
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From this reading He tells us what he has seen with his eyes, what he has heard with his ears.
heart
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From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.
HERODOTUS
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From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He tells us what he has seen with his eyes, what he has heard with his ears.
History
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From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."
hungry
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From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
insists
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a traveller as well as a writer.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
journeyed
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From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.
keen
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From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.
knowledge
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From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.
laugh
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
making
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
maps
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
now
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From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."
observant
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From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.
ocean
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."
olden
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From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.
pair
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
parts
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
round
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
scene
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From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."
seen
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From this reading He tells us what he has seen with his eyes, what he has heard with his ears.
sense
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
size
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
stream
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
tells
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From this reading He tells us what he has seen with his eyes, what he has heard with his ears.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
times
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From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
TRAVELLER
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From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."
two
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He tells us what he has seen with his eyes, what he has heard with his ears.
well
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From this reading He is a traveller as well as a writer.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He tells us what he has seen with his eyes, what he has heard with his ears.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
whole
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
world
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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.
writer
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From this reading He is a traveller as well as a writer.
