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1701
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From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
1755
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From this reading In 1755 he entered the Royal Navy, volunteering for service and entering H.M.S.
1768
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From this reading James Cook had shown himself worthy of the great command that was given to him in 1768, although exploration was not the main object of the expedition.
ago
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading James Cook had shown himself worthy of the great command that was given to him in 1768, although exploration was not the main object of the expedition.
always
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
Australia
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
became
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
boyhood
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From this reading Spending his boyhood in the neighbourhood of Whitby, he was familiar with the North Sea fishermen, with the colliers, even with the smugglers that frequented this eastern coast.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
Carpenter
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
closely
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
coast
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From this reading Spending his boyhood in the neighbourhood of Whitby, he was familiar with the North Sea fishermen, with the colliers, even with the smugglers that frequented this eastern coast.
colliers
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From this reading Spending his boyhood in the neighbourhood of Whitby, he was familiar with the North Sea fishermen, with the colliers, even with the smugglers that frequented this eastern coast.
command
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From this reading James Cook had shown himself worthy of the great command that was given to him in 1768, although exploration was not the main object of the expedition.
connect
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
continent
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
COOK
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
Dampier
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
DISCOVERS
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
discovery
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
eastern
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From this reading Spending his boyhood in the neighbourhood of Whitby, he was familiar with the North Sea fishermen, with the colliers, even with the smugglers that frequented this eastern coast.
England
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From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
English
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From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
entered
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From this reading In 1755 he entered the Royal Navy, volunteering for service and entering H.M.S.
entering
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From this reading In 1755 he entered the Royal Navy, volunteering for service and entering H.M.S.
Europe
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Spending his boyhood in the neighbourhood of Whitby, he was familiar with the North Sea fishermen, with the colliers, even with the smugglers that frequented this eastern coast.
expedition
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From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
exploration
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From this reading James Cook had shown himself worthy of the great command that was given to him in 1768, although exploration was not the main object of the expedition.
familiar
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From this reading Spending his boyhood in the neighbourhood of Whitby, he was familiar with the North Sea fishermen, with the colliers, even with the smugglers that frequented this eastern coast.
fifty
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
fishermen
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From this reading Spending his boyhood in the neighbourhood of Whitby, he was familiar with the North Sea fishermen, with the colliers, even with the smugglers that frequented this eastern coast.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In 1755 he entered the Royal Navy, volunteering for service and entering H.M.S.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
frequented
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From this reading Spending his boyhood in the neighbourhood of Whitby, he was familiar with the North Sea fishermen, with the colliers, even with the smugglers that frequented this eastern coast.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
further
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From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
given
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From this reading James Cook had shown himself worthy of the great command that was given to him in 1768, although exploration was not the main object of the expedition.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
H
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From this reading In 1755 he entered the Royal Navy, volunteering for service and entering H.M.S.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Spending his boyhood in the neighbourhood of Whitby, he was familiar with the North Sea fishermen, with the colliers, even with the smugglers that frequented this eastern coast.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading James Cook had shown himself worthy of the great command that was given to him in 1768, although exploration was not the main object of the expedition.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading James Cook had shown himself worthy of the great command that was given to him in 1768, although exploration was not the main object of the expedition.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
Holland
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From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
hundred
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
investigate
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From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
island
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
James
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From this reading James Cook had shown himself worthy of the great command that was given to him in 1768, although exploration was not the main object of the expedition.
known
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
Land
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
M
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From this reading In 1755 he entered the Royal Navy, volunteering for service and entering H.M.S.
main
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From this reading James Cook had shown himself worthy of the great command that was given to him in 1768, although exploration was not the main object of the expedition.
maps
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
modern
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
most
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
names
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
Navy
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From this reading In 1755 he entered the Royal Navy, volunteering for service and entering H.M.S.
nearly
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From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
neighbourhood
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From this reading Spending his boyhood in the neighbourhood of Whitby, he was familiar with the North Sea fishermen, with the colliers, even with the smugglers that frequented this eastern coast.
NEW
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
North
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From this reading Spending his boyhood in the neighbourhood of Whitby, he was familiar with the North Sea fishermen, with the colliers, even with the smugglers that frequented this eastern coast.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading James Cook had shown himself worthy of the great command that was given to him in 1768, although exploration was not the main object of the expedition.
object
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From this reading James Cook had shown himself worthy of the great command that was given to him in 1768, although exploration was not the main object of the expedition.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
only
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
prepared
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From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
Royal
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From this reading In 1755 he entered the Royal Navy, volunteering for service and entering H.M.S.
S
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From this reading In 1755 he entered the Royal Navy, volunteering for service and entering H.M.S.
Sea
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From this reading Spending his boyhood in the neighbourhood of Whitby, he was familiar with the North Sea fishermen, with the colliers, even with the smugglers that frequented this eastern coast.
send
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From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
service
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From this reading In 1755 he entered the Royal Navy, volunteering for service and entering H.M.S.
seventy
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From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
shown
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From this reading James Cook had shown himself worthy of the great command that was given to him in 1768, although exploration was not the main object of the expedition.
smugglers
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From this reading Spending his boyhood in the neighbourhood of Whitby, he was familiar with the North Sea fishermen, with the colliers, even with the smugglers that frequented this eastern coast.
South
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
SpendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Spending his boyhood in the neighbourhood of Whitby, he was familiar with the North Sea fishermen, with the colliers, even with the smugglers that frequented this eastern coast.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
Tasman
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Spending his boyhood in the neighbourhood of Whitby, he was familiar with the North Sea fishermen, with the colliers, even with the smugglers that frequented this eastern coast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
Torres
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
volunteering
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From this reading In 1755 he entered the Royal Navy, volunteering for service and entering H.M.S.
voyage
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From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading James Cook had shown himself worthy of the great command that was given to him in 1768, although exploration was not the main object of the expedition.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dampier had returned to England in 1701 from his voyage to New Holland, but nearly seventy years passed before the English were prepared to send another expedition to investigate further the mysterious land in the south.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
Whitby
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From this reading Spending his boyhood in the neighbourhood of Whitby, he was familiar with the North Sea fishermen, with the colliers, even with the smugglers that frequented this eastern coast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading James Cook had shown himself worthy of the great command that was given to him in 1768, although exploration was not the main object of the expedition.
years
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
ZEALAND
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From this reading COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND But while the names of Torres, Carpenter, Tasman, and Dampier are still to be found on our modern maps of Australia, it is the name of Captain Cook that we must always connect most closely with the discovery of the great island continent--the Great South Land which only became known to Europe one hundred and fifty years ago.
