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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 PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the time that Alexander was making his way eastward through Persia, Pytheas was leaving the Greek colony of Marseilles for the west and north.
Alexander
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From this reading About the time that Alexander was making his way eastward through Persia, Pytheas was leaving the Greek colony of Marseilles for the west and north.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The Phoenicians, with their headquarters at Carthage, had complete command of the mineral trade of Spain--the Mexico of the ancient world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Phoenicians, with their headquarters at Carthage, had complete command of the mineral trade of Spain--the Mexico of the ancient world.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
bring
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From this reading Pytheas was the first explorer to bring the world news of the British Isles.
BRITISH
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
Carthage
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From this reading The Phoenicians, with their headquarters at Carthage, had complete command of the mineral trade of Spain--the Mexico of the ancient world.
centuries
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
coast
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From this reading They knew where to find the gold and silver from the rivers--indeed, they said that the coast, from the Tagus to the Pyrenees, was "stuffed with mines of gold and silver and tin."
colony
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From this reading About the time that Alexander was making his way eastward through Persia, Pytheas was leaving the Greek colony of Marseilles for the west and north.
command
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From this reading The Phoenicians, with their headquarters at Carthage, had complete command of the mineral trade of Spain--the Mexico of the ancient world.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Phoenicians, with their headquarters at Carthage, had complete command of the mineral trade of Spain--the Mexico of the ancient world.
eastward
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
explorer
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From this reading Pytheas was the first explorer to bring the world news of the British Isles.
far-off
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
find
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From this reading They knew where to find the gold and silver from the rivers--indeed, they said that the coast, from the Tagus to the Pyrenees, was "stuffed with mines of gold and silver and tin."
FINDS
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pytheas was the first explorer to bring the world news of the British Isles.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They knew where to find the gold and silver from the rivers--indeed, they said that the coast, from the Tagus to the Pyrenees, was "stuffed with mines of gold and silver and tin."
gold
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From this reading They knew where to find the gold and silver from the rivers--indeed, they said that the coast, from the Tagus to the Pyrenees, was "stuffed with mines of gold and silver and tin."
Greek
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From this reading About the time that Alexander was making his way eastward through Persia, Pytheas was leaving the Greek colony of Marseilles for the west and north.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
headquarters
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From this reading The Phoenicians, with their headquarters at Carthage, had complete command of the mineral trade of Spain--the Mexico of the ancient world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading About the time that Alexander was making his way eastward through Persia, Pytheas was leaving the Greek colony of Marseilles for the west and north.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
indeed
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From this reading They knew where to find the gold and silver from the rivers--indeed, they said that the coast, from the Tagus to the Pyrenees, was "stuffed with mines of gold and silver and tin."
island
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
ISLES
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
knew
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From this reading They knew where to find the gold and silver from the rivers--indeed, they said that the coast, from the Tagus to the Pyrenees, was "stuffed with mines of gold and silver and tin."
lands
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
lay
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
leaving
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From this reading About the time that Alexander was making his way eastward through Persia, Pytheas was leaving the Greek colony of Marseilles for the west and north.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
making
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From this reading About the time that Alexander was making his way eastward through Persia, Pytheas was leaving the Greek colony of Marseilles for the west and north.
Marseilles
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From this reading About the time that Alexander was making his way eastward through Persia, Pytheas was leaving the Greek colony of Marseilles for the west and north.
men
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
Mexico
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From this reading The Phoenicians, with their headquarters at Carthage, had complete command of the mineral trade of Spain--the Mexico of the ancient world.
mineral
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From this reading The Phoenicians, with their headquarters at Carthage, had complete command of the mineral trade of Spain--the Mexico of the ancient world.
mines
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From this reading They knew where to find the gold and silver from the rivers--indeed, they said that the coast, from the Tagus to the Pyrenees, was "stuffed with mines of gold and silver and tin."
news
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From this reading Pytheas was the first explorer to bring the world news of the British Isles.
north
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From this reading About the time that Alexander was making his way eastward through Persia, Pytheas was leaving the Greek colony of Marseilles for the west and north.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
past
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
Persia
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From this reading About the time that Alexander was making his way eastward through Persia, Pytheas was leaving the Greek colony of Marseilles for the west and north.
Phoenicians
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From this reading The Phoenicians, with their headquarters at Carthage, had complete command of the mineral trade of Spain--the Mexico of the ancient world.
pushing
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
Pyrenees
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From this reading They knew where to find the gold and silver from the rivers--indeed, they said that the coast, from the Tagus to the Pyrenees, was "stuffed with mines of gold and silver and tin."
PYTHEAS
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
rivers
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From this reading They knew where to find the gold and silver from the rivers--indeed, they said that the coast, from the Tagus to the Pyrenees, was "stuffed with mines of gold and silver and tin."
said
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From this reading They knew where to find the gold and silver from the rivers--indeed, they said that the coast, from the Tagus to the Pyrenees, was "stuffed with mines of gold and silver and tin."
sea
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
set
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
silver
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
some
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
Spain
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From this reading The Phoenicians, with their headquarters at Carthage, had complete command of the mineral trade of Spain--the Mexico of the ancient world.
stuffed
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From this reading They knew where to find the gold and silver from the rivers--indeed, they said that the coast, from the Tagus to the Pyrenees, was "stuffed with mines of gold and silver and tin."
Tagus
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From this reading They knew where to find the gold and silver from the rivers--indeed, they said that the coast, from the Tagus to the Pyrenees, was "stuffed with mines of gold and silver and tin."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading About the time that Alexander was making his way eastward through Persia, Pytheas was leaving the Greek colony of Marseilles for the west and north.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Phoenicians, with their headquarters at Carthage, had complete command of the mineral trade of Spain--the Mexico of the ancient world.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They knew where to find the gold and silver from the rivers--indeed, they said that the coast, from the Tagus to the Pyrenees, was "stuffed with mines of gold and silver and tin."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading About the time that Alexander was making his way eastward through Persia, Pytheas was leaving the Greek colony of Marseilles for the west and north.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the time that Alexander was making his way eastward through Persia, Pytheas was leaving the Greek colony of Marseilles for the west and north.
tin
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From this reading They knew where to find the gold and silver from the rivers--indeed, they said that the coast, from the Tagus to the Pyrenees, was "stuffed with mines of gold and silver and tin."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
trade
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From this reading The Phoenicians, with their headquarters at Carthage, had complete command of the mineral trade of Spain--the Mexico of the ancient world.
undreamt
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
unexplored
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
vast
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pytheas was the first explorer to bring the world news of the British Isles.
way
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From this reading About the time that Alexander was making his way eastward through Persia, Pytheas was leaving the Greek colony of Marseilles for the west and north.
west
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From this reading PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES For some centuries past men had been pushing eastward, and to west, vast lands lay unexplored, undreamt of, amongst them a little far-off island "set in a silver sea."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They knew where to find the gold and silver from the rivers--indeed, they said that the coast, from the Tagus to the Pyrenees, was "stuffed with mines of gold and silver and tin."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Phoenicians, with their headquarters at Carthage, had complete command of the mineral trade of Spain--the Mexico of the ancient world.
world
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From this reading Pytheas was the first explorer to bring the world news of the British Isles.
