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1827
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From this reading Captain Sturt landed with his regiment, the 39th, at Sydney in the year 1827, "to guard the convicts."
39th
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From this reading Captain Sturt landed with his regiment, the 39th, at Sydney in the year 1827, "to guard the convicts."
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But Sturt's famous discovery of the river Darling and his descent of the Murray River rank among the most noteworthy of a bewildering number of lesser expeditions.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Blue Mountains had been crossed, and the river Macquarie discovered and named after the governor of that name.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But Sturt's famous discovery of the river Darling and his descent of the Murray River rank among the most noteworthy of a bewildering number of lesser expeditions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Blue Mountains had been crossed, and the river Macquarie discovered and named after the governor of that name.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His first impressions of Sydney are interesting.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Captain Sturt landed with his regiment, the 39th, at Sydney in the year 1827, "to guard the convicts."
AUSTRALIA
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From this reading STURT'S DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA Since the days of Flinders, much discovery had been done in the great new island-continent of Australia.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading STURT'S DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA Since the days of Flinders, much discovery had been done in the great new island-continent of Australia.
bewildering
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From this reading But Sturt's famous discovery of the river Darling and his descent of the Murray River rank among the most noteworthy of a bewildering number of lesser expeditions.
Blue
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From this reading The Blue Mountains had been crossed, and the river Macquarie discovered and named after the governor of that name.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Sturt's famous discovery of the river Darling and his descent of the Murray River rank among the most noteworthy of a bewildering number of lesser expeditions.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Sturt landed with his regiment, the 39th, at Sydney in the year 1827, "to guard the convicts."
convicts
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From this reading Captain Sturt landed with his regiment, the 39th, at Sydney in the year 1827, "to guard the convicts."
crossed
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From this reading The Blue Mountains had been crossed, and the river Macquarie discovered and named after the governor of that name.
Darling
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From this reading But Sturt's famous discovery of the river Darling and his descent of the Murray River rank among the most noteworthy of a bewildering number of lesser expeditions.
days
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From this reading STURT'S DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA Since the days of Flinders, much discovery had been done in the great new island-continent of Australia.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading But Sturt's famous discovery of the river Darling and his descent of the Murray River rank among the most noteworthy of a bewildering number of lesser expeditions.
discovered
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From this reading The Blue Mountains had been crossed, and the river Macquarie discovered and named after the governor of that name.
DISCOVERIES
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From this reading STURT'S DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA Since the days of Flinders, much discovery had been done in the great new island-continent of Australia.
discovery
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From this reading STURT'S DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA Since the days of Flinders, much discovery had been done in the great new island-continent of Australia.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STURT'S DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA Since the days of Flinders, much discovery had been done in the great new island-continent of Australia.
expeditions
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From this reading But Sturt's famous discovery of the river Darling and his descent of the Murray River rank among the most noteworthy of a bewildering number of lesser expeditions.
famous
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From this reading But Sturt's famous discovery of the river Darling and his descent of the Murray River rank among the most noteworthy of a bewildering number of lesser expeditions.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first impressions of Sydney are interesting.
Flinders
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From this reading STURT'S DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA Since the days of Flinders, much discovery had been done in the great new island-continent of Australia.
governor
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From this reading The Blue Mountains had been crossed, and the river Macquarie discovered and named after the governor of that name.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STURT'S DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA Since the days of Flinders, much discovery had been done in the great new island-continent of Australia.
guard
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From this reading Captain Sturt landed with his regiment, the 39th, at Sydney in the year 1827, "to guard the convicts."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading STURT'S DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA Since the days of Flinders, much discovery had been done in the great new island-continent of Australia.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Sturt's famous discovery of the river Darling and his descent of the Murray River rank among the most noteworthy of a bewildering number of lesser expeditions.
impressions
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From this reading His first impressions of Sydney are interesting.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STURT'S DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA Since the days of Flinders, much discovery had been done in the great new island-continent of Australia.
interesting
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From this reading His first impressions of Sydney are interesting.
island-continent
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From this reading STURT'S DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA Since the days of Flinders, much discovery had been done in the great new island-continent of Australia.
landed
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From this reading Captain Sturt landed with his regiment, the 39th, at Sydney in the year 1827, "to guard the convicts."
lesser
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From this reading But Sturt's famous discovery of the river Darling and his descent of the Murray River rank among the most noteworthy of a bewildering number of lesser expeditions.
Macquarie
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From this reading The Blue Mountains had been crossed, and the river Macquarie discovered and named after the governor of that name.
most
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From this reading But Sturt's famous discovery of the river Darling and his descent of the Murray River rank among the most noteworthy of a bewildering number of lesser expeditions.
Mountains
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From this reading The Blue Mountains had been crossed, and the river Macquarie discovered and named after the governor of that name.
much
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From this reading STURT'S DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA Since the days of Flinders, much discovery had been done in the great new island-continent of Australia.
Murray
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From this reading But Sturt's famous discovery of the river Darling and his descent of the Murray River rank among the most noteworthy of a bewildering number of lesser expeditions.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Blue Mountains had been crossed, and the river Macquarie discovered and named after the governor of that name.
named
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From this reading The Blue Mountains had been crossed, and the river Macquarie discovered and named after the governor of that name.
new
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From this reading STURT'S DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA Since the days of Flinders, much discovery had been done in the great new island-continent of Australia.
noteworthy
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From this reading But Sturt's famous discovery of the river Darling and his descent of the Murray River rank among the most noteworthy of a bewildering number of lesser expeditions.
number
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From this reading But Sturt's famous discovery of the river Darling and his descent of the Murray River rank among the most noteworthy of a bewildering number of lesser expeditions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STURT'S DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA Since the days of Flinders, much discovery had been done in the great new island-continent of Australia.
rank
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From this reading But Sturt's famous discovery of the river Darling and his descent of the Murray River rank among the most noteworthy of a bewildering number of lesser expeditions.
regiment
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From this reading Captain Sturt landed with his regiment, the 39th, at Sydney in the year 1827, "to guard the convicts."
river
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From this reading The Blue Mountains had been crossed, and the river Macquarie discovered and named after the governor of that name.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading STURT'S DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA Since the days of Flinders, much discovery had been done in the great new island-continent of Australia.
Sturt
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From this reading Captain Sturt landed with his regiment, the 39th, at Sydney in the year 1827, "to guard the convicts."
STURT'S
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From this reading STURT'S DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA Since the days of Flinders, much discovery had been done in the great new island-continent of Australia.
Sydney
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From this reading Captain Sturt landed with his regiment, the 39th, at Sydney in the year 1827, "to guard the convicts."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Blue Mountains had been crossed, and the river Macquarie discovered and named after the governor of that name.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STURT'S DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA Since the days of Flinders, much discovery had been done in the great new island-continent of Australia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Sturt landed with his regiment, the 39th, at Sydney in the year 1827, "to guard the convicts."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Captain Sturt landed with his regiment, the 39th, at Sydney in the year 1827, "to guard the convicts."
year
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From this reading Captain Sturt landed with his regiment, the 39th, at Sydney in the year 1827, "to guard the convicts."
