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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 After seven years of a "vivid life of adventure by sea and land, a life of siege and shipwreck, of war and wandering," inaction became impossible.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
adventure
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From this reading After seven years of a "vivid life of adventure by sea and land, a life of siege and shipwreck, of war and wandering," inaction became impossible.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After seven years of a "vivid life of adventure by sea and land, a life of siege and shipwreck, of war and wandering," inaction became impossible.
Albuquerque
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From this reading He had served under Almeida, and with Albuquerque had helped in the conquest of Malacca.
all
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
Almeida
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From this reading He had served under Almeida, and with Albuquerque had helped in the conquest of Malacca.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had served under Almeida, and with Albuquerque had helped in the conquest of Malacca.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading He busied himself with charts and the art of navigation.
BALBOA
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
became
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From this reading After seven years of a "vivid life of adventure by sea and land, a life of siege and shipwreck, of war and wandering," inaction became impossible.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He dreamt of reaching the Spice Islands by sailing _west_, and after a time he laid his schemes before the King of Portugal.
busied
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From this reading He busied himself with charts and the art of navigation.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After seven years of a "vivid life of adventure by sea and land, a life of siege and shipwreck, of war and wandering," inaction became impossible.
charts
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From this reading He busied himself with charts and the art of navigation.
circumnavigation
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
conquest
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From this reading He had served under Almeida, and with Albuquerque had helped in the conquest of Malacca.
cruised
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
discovery
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading He dreamt of reaching the Spice Islands by sailing _west_, and after a time he laid his schemes before the King of Portugal.
experience
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
Ferdinand
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
geographical
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
helped
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From this reading He had served under Almeida, and with Albuquerque had helped in the conquest of Malacca.
hero
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He busied himself with charts and the art of navigation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
impossible
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From this reading After seven years of a "vivid life of adventure by sea and land, a life of siege and shipwreck, of war and wandering," inaction became impossible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had served under Almeida, and with Albuquerque had helped in the conquest of Malacca.
inaction
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From this reading After seven years of a "vivid life of adventure by sea and land, a life of siege and shipwreck, of war and wandering," inaction became impossible.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
Islands
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
King
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From this reading He dreamt of reaching the Spice Islands by sailing _west_, and after a time he laid his schemes before the King of Portugal.
knew
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
knows
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
laid
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From this reading He dreamt of reaching the Spice Islands by sailing _west_, and after a time he laid his schemes before the King of Portugal.
land
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From this reading After seven years of a "vivid life of adventure by sea and land, a life of siege and shipwreck, of war and wandering," inaction became impossible.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After seven years of a "vivid life of adventure by sea and land, a life of siege and shipwreck, of war and wandering," inaction became impossible.
Magellan
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
Malacca
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From this reading He had served under Almeida, and with Albuquerque had helped in the conquest of Malacca.
navigation
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From this reading He busied himself with charts and the art of navigation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
OCEAN
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
PACIFIC
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
personal
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
Portugal
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From this reading He dreamt of reaching the Spice Islands by sailing _west_, and after a time he laid his schemes before the King of Portugal.
reaching
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From this reading He dreamt of reaching the Spice Islands by sailing _west_, and after a time he laid his schemes before the King of Portugal.
really
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
round
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
said
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
sailing
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From this reading He dreamt of reaching the Spice Islands by sailing _west_, and after a time he laid his schemes before the King of Portugal.
schemes
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From this reading He dreamt of reaching the Spice Islands by sailing _west_, and after a time he laid his schemes before the King of Portugal.
sea
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From this reading After seven years of a "vivid life of adventure by sea and land, a life of siege and shipwreck, of war and wandering," inaction became impossible.
SEES
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
served
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From this reading He had served under Almeida, and with Albuquerque had helped in the conquest of Malacca.
seven
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From this reading After seven years of a "vivid life of adventure by sea and land, a life of siege and shipwreck, of war and wandering," inaction became impossible.
shipwreck
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From this reading After seven years of a "vivid life of adventure by sea and land, a life of siege and shipwreck, of war and wandering," inaction became impossible.
siege
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From this reading After seven years of a "vivid life of adventure by sea and land, a life of siege and shipwreck, of war and wandering," inaction became impossible.
Spice
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dreamt of reaching the Spice Islands by sailing _west_, and after a time he laid his schemes before the King of Portugal.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had served under Almeida, and with Albuquerque had helped in the conquest of Malacca.
vivid
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From this reading After seven years of a "vivid life of adventure by sea and land, a life of siege and shipwreck, of war and wandering," inaction became impossible.
wandering
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From this reading After seven years of a "vivid life of adventure by sea and land, a life of siege and shipwreck, of war and wandering," inaction became impossible.
war
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From this reading After seven years of a "vivid life of adventure by sea and land, a life of siege and shipwreck, of war and wandering," inaction became impossible.
west
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From this reading He dreamt of reaching the Spice Islands by sailing _west_, and after a time he laid his schemes before the King of Portugal.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
whole
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
world
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From this reading BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN It is said that Ferdinand Magellan, the hero of all geographical discovery, with his circumnavigation of the whole round world, had cruised about the Spice Islands, but what he really knew of them from personal experience no one knows.
years
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From this reading After seven years of a "vivid life of adventure by sea and land, a life of siege and shipwreck, of war and wandering," inaction became impossible.
