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1462
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From this reading In 1462 they reached Sierra Leone, the farthest point attained by Hanno of olden days.
1471
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From this reading It was not until 1471 that the navigators unconsciously crossed the Equator, "into a new heaven and a new earth."
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
African
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
arms
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From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
aroused
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
attained
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From this reading In 1462 they reached Sierra Leone, the farthest point attained by Hanno of olden days.
bark
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From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
BARTHOLOMEW
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
bore
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From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
called
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From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
CAPE
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
carved
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From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
claimed
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From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
coast
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
crossed
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From this reading It was not until 1471 that the navigators unconsciously crossed the Equator, "into a new heaven and a new earth."
crosses
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From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
date
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From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
days
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From this reading In 1462 they reached Sierra Leone, the farthest point attained by Hanno of olden days.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
DIAZ
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
discovery
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From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
down
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
earth
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From this reading It was not until 1471 that the navigators unconsciously crossed the Equator, "into a new heaven and a new earth."
enthusiasm
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
Equator
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From this reading It was not until 1471 that the navigators unconsciously crossed the Equator, "into a new heaven and a new earth."
farthest
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From this reading In 1462 they reached Sierra Leone, the farthest point attained by Hanno of olden days.
feet
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From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
forth
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
Hanno
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From this reading In 1462 they reached Sierra Leone, the farthest point attained by Hanno of olden days.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
headland
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From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
heaven
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From this reading It was not until 1471 that the navigators unconsciously crossed the Equator, "into a new heaven and a new earth."
henceforth
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From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
Henry
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
high
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From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In 1462 they reached Sierra Leone, the farthest point attained by Hanno of olden days.
inscribed
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From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was not until 1471 that the navigators unconsciously crossed the Equator, "into a new heaven and a new earth."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
Kingdom
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From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
Leone
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From this reading In 1462 they reached Sierra Leone, the farthest point attained by Hanno of olden days.
many
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From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
marked
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From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
motto
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From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
navigator
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From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
navigators
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
near
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From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
new
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From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
newly
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From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
now
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From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In 1462 they reached Sierra Leone, the farthest point attained by Hanno of olden days.
officially
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From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
olden
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From this reading In 1462 they reached Sierra Leone, the farthest point attained by Hanno of olden days.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading In 1462 they reached Sierra Leone, the farthest point attained by Hanno of olden days.
Portugal
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From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
Portuguese
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
Prince
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
reached
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From this reading In 1462 they reached Sierra Leone, the farthest point attained by Hanno of olden days.
REACHES
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
roughly
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From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
search
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
Seas
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From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
ships
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
Sierra
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From this reading In 1462 they reached Sierra Leone, the farthest point attained by Hanno of olden days.
six
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From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
some
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From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
spot
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From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
stole
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
stone
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From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
STORMY
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
successive
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From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
taken
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From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not until 1471 that the navigators unconsciously crossed the Equator, "into a new heaven and a new earth."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In 1462 they reached Sierra Leone, the farthest point attained by Hanno of olden days.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
threes
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
treasure
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
tree
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From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
twos
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
unconsciously
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From this reading It was not until 1471 that the navigators unconsciously crossed the Equator, "into a new heaven and a new earth."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until 1471 that the navigators unconsciously crossed the Equator, "into a new heaven and a new earth."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
West
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE But though Prince Henry was dead, the enthusiasm he had aroused among Portuguese navigators was not dead, and Portuguese ships still stole forth by twos and threes to search for treasure down the West African coast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Portugal had officially claimed this "Kingdom of the Seas" as it was called, and henceforth stone crosses some six feet high, inscribed with the arms of Portugal, the name of the navigator, and the date of discovery, marked each newly found spot.
wooden
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From this reading Each new headland was now taken in the name of Portugal: wooden crosses already marked each successive discovery, and many a tree near the coast bore the motto of Prince Henry carved roughly on its bark.
