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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 While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
afterwards
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From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He was to go by Hudson's Bay to the mouth of the Copper Mine River and then make his way by sea eastward along the coast.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FROZEN NORTH Meanwhile Franklin and Parry started on another expedition in the same month and year.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FROZEN NORTH Meanwhile Franklin and Parry started on another expedition in the same month and year.
Back
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From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
Bay
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From this reading He was to go by Hudson's Bay to the mouth of the Copper Mine River and then make his way by sea eastward along the coast.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was to go by Hudson's Bay to the mouth of the Copper Mine River and then make his way by sea eastward along the coast.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
chance
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From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
coast
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From this reading He was to go by Hudson's Bay to the mouth of the Copper Mine River and then make his way by sea eastward along the coast.
consisted
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From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
Copper
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From this reading He was to go by Hudson's Bay to the mouth of the Copper Mine River and then make his way by sea eastward along the coast.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Franklin had made himself a name by work done in the Spitzbergen waters; he was to succeed in the end where others had failed in finding the North-West Passage.
Dr
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From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
east
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From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
eastward
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From this reading He was to go by Hudson's Bay to the mouth of the Copper Mine River and then make his way by sea eastward along the coast.
end
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From this reading Franklin had made himself a name by work done in the Spitzbergen waters; he was to succeed in the end where others had failed in finding the North-West Passage.
English
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From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
expedition
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From this reading THE FROZEN NORTH Meanwhile Franklin and Parry started on another expedition in the same month and year.
failed
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From this reading Franklin had made himself a name by work done in the Spitzbergen waters; he was to succeed in the end where others had failed in finding the North-West Passage.
finding
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From this reading Franklin had made himself a name by work done in the Spitzbergen waters; he was to succeed in the end where others had failed in finding the North-West Passage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
Franklin
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From this reading THE FROZEN NORTH Meanwhile Franklin and Parry started on another expedition in the same month and year.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
FROZEN
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From this reading THE FROZEN NORTH Meanwhile Franklin and Parry started on another expedition in the same month and year.
go
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From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Franklin had made himself a name by work done in the Spitzbergen waters; he was to succeed in the end where others had failed in finding the North-West Passage.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was to go by Hudson's Bay to the mouth of the Copper Mine River and then make his way by sea eastward along the coast.
Hepburn
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From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Franklin had made himself a name by work done in the Spitzbergen waters; he was to succeed in the end where others had failed in finding the North-West Passage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was to go by Hudson's Bay to the mouth of the Copper Mine River and then make his way by sea eastward along the coast.
Hood
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From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
Hudson's
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From this reading He was to go by Hudson's Bay to the mouth of the Copper Mine River and then make his way by sea eastward along the coast.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FROZEN NORTH Meanwhile Franklin and Parry started on another expedition in the same month and year.
John
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From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
knighted
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From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
made
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From this reading Franklin had made himself a name by work done in the Spitzbergen waters; he was to succeed in the end where others had failed in finding the North-West Passage.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was to go by Hudson's Bay to the mouth of the Copper Mine River and then make his way by sea eastward along the coast.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FROZEN NORTH Meanwhile Franklin and Parry started on another expedition in the same month and year.
meet
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From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
midshipmen
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From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
MinepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He was to go by Hudson's Bay to the mouth of the Copper Mine River and then make his way by sea eastward along the coast.
month
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From this reading THE FROZEN NORTH Meanwhile Franklin and Parry started on another expedition in the same month and year.
mouth
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From this reading He was to go by Hudson's Bay to the mouth of the Copper Mine River and then make his way by sea eastward along the coast.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Franklin had made himself a name by work done in the Spitzbergen waters; he was to succeed in the end where others had failed in finding the North-West Passage.
named
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From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
naval
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From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
NORTH
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From this reading THE FROZEN NORTH Meanwhile Franklin and Parry started on another expedition in the same month and year.
North-West
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From this reading Franklin had made himself a name by work done in the Spitzbergen waters; he was to succeed in the end where others had failed in finding the North-West Passage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was to go by Hudson's Bay to the mouth of the Copper Mine River and then make his way by sea eastward along the coast.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FROZEN NORTH Meanwhile Franklin and Parry started on another expedition in the same month and year.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
orders
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From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
others
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From this reading Franklin had made himself a name by work done in the Spitzbergen waters; he was to succeed in the end where others had failed in finding the North-West Passage.
Parry
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From this reading THE FROZEN NORTH Meanwhile Franklin and Parry started on another expedition in the same month and year.
Parry's
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From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
PassagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Franklin had made himself a name by work done in the Spitzbergen waters; he was to succeed in the end where others had failed in finding the North-West Passage.
proceed
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From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
remote
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From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
Richardson
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From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
River
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From this reading He was to go by Hudson's Bay to the mouth of the Copper Mine River and then make his way by sea eastward along the coast.
sailor
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From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FROZEN NORTH Meanwhile Franklin and Parry started on another expedition in the same month and year.
sea
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From this reading He was to go by Hudson's Bay to the mouth of the Copper Mine River and then make his way by sea eastward along the coast.
selected
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From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
Spitzbergen
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From this reading Franklin had made himself a name by work done in the Spitzbergen waters; he was to succeed in the end where others had failed in finding the North-West Passage.
started
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From this reading THE FROZEN NORTH Meanwhile Franklin and Parry started on another expedition in the same month and year.
succeed
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From this reading Franklin had made himself a name by work done in the Spitzbergen waters; he was to succeed in the end where others had failed in finding the North-West Passage.
surgeon
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From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FROZEN NORTH Meanwhile Franklin and Parry started on another expedition in the same month and year.
then
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From this reading He was to go by Hudson's Bay to the mouth of the Copper Mine River and then make his way by sea eastward along the coast.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
two
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From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
waters
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From this reading Franklin had made himself a name by work done in the Spitzbergen waters; he was to succeed in the end where others had failed in finding the North-West Passage.
way
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From this reading He was to go by Hudson's Bay to the mouth of the Copper Mine River and then make his way by sea eastward along the coast.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
west
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From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Franklin had made himself a name by work done in the Spitzbergen waters; he was to succeed in the end where others had failed in finding the North-West Passage.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The party selected for this work consisted of Captain Franklin, Dr. Richardson, a naval surgeon, two midshipmen, Back and Hood, one of whom was afterwards knighted, and an English sailor named John Hepburn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading While Parry's orders were to proceed from east to west, Franklin was to go from west to east, with a chance--if remote--that they might meet.
work
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From this reading Franklin had made himself a name by work done in the Spitzbergen waters; he was to succeed in the end where others had failed in finding the North-West Passage.
year
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From this reading THE FROZEN NORTH Meanwhile Franklin and Parry started on another expedition in the same month and year.
