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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 EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
accompanied
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From this reading He had accompanied Balboa to Darien, and had with him gazed out on to the unknown waters of the Pacific Ocean below.
adventurous
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
all
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
always
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
AMERICA
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From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Spanish enterprise, therefore, lay in the same direction as heretofore, and we must relate the story of how Pizarro discovered Peru for the King of Spain.
Asia
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From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
Balboa
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From this reading He had accompanied Balboa to Darien, and had with him gazed out on to the unknown waters of the Pacific Ocean below.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He had accompanied Balboa to Darien, and had with him gazed out on to the unknown waters of the Pacific Ocean below.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
breadth
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From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
brilliant
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From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
conquest
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From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
Cortes
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From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
countries
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
Darien
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From this reading He had accompanied Balboa to Darien, and had with him gazed out on to the unknown waters of the Pacific Ocean below.
destroyed
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From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
direction
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From this reading Spanish enterprise, therefore, lay in the same direction as heretofore, and we must relate the story of how Pizarro discovered Peru for the King of Spain.
discovered
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From this reading Spanish enterprise, therefore, lay in the same direction as heretofore, and we must relate the story of how Pizarro discovered Peru for the King of Spain.
discovery
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From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
dominated
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
ears
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
enterprise
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From this reading Spanish enterprise, therefore, lay in the same direction as heretofore, and we must relate the story of how Pizarro discovered Peru for the King of Spain.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
exploration
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
EXPLORERS
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From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
gave
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From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
gazed
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From this reading He had accompanied Balboa to Darien, and had with him gazed out on to the unknown waters of the Pacific Ocean below.
give
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
golden
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had accompanied Balboa to Darien, and had with him gazed out on to the unknown waters of the Pacific Ocean below.
heretofore
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From this reading Spanish enterprise, therefore, lay in the same direction as heretofore, and we must relate the story of how Pizarro discovered Peru for the King of Spain.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had accompanied Balboa to Darien, and had with him gazed out on to the unknown waters of the Pacific Ocean below.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
how
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From this reading Spanish enterprise, therefore, lay in the same direction as heretofore, and we must relate the story of how Pizarro discovered Peru for the King of Spain.
idea
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From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
Indies
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
Islands
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From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
King
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From this reading Spanish enterprise, therefore, lay in the same direction as heretofore, and we must relate the story of how Pizarro discovered Peru for the King of Spain.
lands
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From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
lay
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From this reading Spanish enterprise, therefore, lay in the same direction as heretofore, and we must relate the story of how Pizarro discovered Peru for the King of Spain.
living
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
Magellan's
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From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
many
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
Mexico
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From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Spanish enterprise, therefore, lay in the same direction as heretofore, and we must relate the story of how Pizarro discovered Peru for the King of Spain.
near
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From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
new
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From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
news
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From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
ocean
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From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had accompanied Balboa to Darien, and had with him gazed out on to the unknown waters of the Pacific Ocean below.
out
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From this reading He had accompanied Balboa to Darien, and had with him gazed out on to the unknown waters of the Pacific Ocean below.
Pacific
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From this reading He had accompanied Balboa to Darien, and had with him gazed out on to the unknown waters of the Pacific Ocean below.
Peru
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From this reading Spanish enterprise, therefore, lay in the same direction as heretofore, and we must relate the story of how Pizarro discovered Peru for the King of Spain.
Pizarro
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From this reading Spanish enterprise, therefore, lay in the same direction as heretofore, and we must relate the story of how Pizarro discovered Peru for the King of Spain.
reaching
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
ready
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
realised
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From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
relate
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From this reading Spanish enterprise, therefore, lay in the same direction as heretofore, and we must relate the story of how Pizarro discovered Peru for the King of Spain.
revealed
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From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
rich
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From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
rumours
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Spanish enterprise, therefore, lay in the same direction as heretofore, and we must relate the story of how Pizarro discovered Peru for the King of Spain.
sooner
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From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
SOUTH
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From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
Spain
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From this reading Spanish enterprise, therefore, lay in the same direction as heretofore, and we must relate the story of how Pizarro discovered Peru for the King of Spain.
Spaniard
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
Spanish
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From this reading Spanish enterprise, therefore, lay in the same direction as heretofore, and we must relate the story of how Pizarro discovered Peru for the King of Spain.
Spice
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From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
spirit
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
story
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From this reading Spanish enterprise, therefore, lay in the same direction as heretofore, and we must relate the story of how Pizarro discovered Peru for the King of Spain.
success
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From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
there
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Spanish enterprise, therefore, lay in the same direction as heretofore, and we must relate the story of how Pizarro discovered Peru for the King of Spain.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
unknown
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From this reading He had accompanied Balboa to Darien, and had with him gazed out on to the unknown waters of the Pacific Ocean below.
up
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
voyage
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From this reading No sooner had these rich lands been realised than the news of Magellan's great voyage revealed the breadth of the ocean between America and Asia, and destroyed for ever the idea that the Spice Islands were near.
waters
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From this reading He had accompanied Balboa to Darien, and had with him gazed out on to the unknown waters of the Pacific Ocean below.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Spanish enterprise, therefore, lay in the same direction as heretofore, and we must relate the story of how Pizarro discovered Peru for the King of Spain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
West
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had accompanied Balboa to Darien, and had with him gazed out on to the unknown waters of the Pacific Ocean below.
World
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From this reading EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA The success of Cortes and his brilliant conquest of Mexico gave a new impulse to discovery in the New World.
young
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From this reading The spirit of exploration dominated every adventurous young Spaniard, and among those living in the West Indies there were many ready to give up all for the golden countries in the West, rumours of which were always reaching their ears.
