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1720
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From this reading Kublai Khan, of Marco Polo fame, had annexed Tibet to his vast Empire, and in 1720 the mysterious land was finally conquered by the Chinese.
639
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From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
adjoining
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From this reading The history of the exploration of Tibet and the adjoining country, and of the various attempts to penetrate to Lhasa, is one of the most thrilling in the annals of discovery.
all
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From this reading From the days of Herodotus to those of Younghusband, travellers of all times and nations have tried to explore this unknown country, so jealously guarded from Europeans.
altitudes
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From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the days of Herodotus to those of Younghusband, travellers of all times and nations have tried to explore this unknown country, so jealously guarded from Europeans.
annals
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annexed
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From this reading Kublai Khan, of Marco Polo fame, had annexed Tibet to his vast Empire, and in 1720 the mysterious land was finally conquered by the Chinese.
attempts
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From this reading The history of the exploration of Tibet and the adjoining country, and of the various attempts to penetrate to Lhasa, is one of the most thrilling in the annals of discovery.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
capital
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From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
Chinese
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From this reading Kublai Khan, of Marco Polo fame, had annexed Tibet to his vast Empire, and in 1720 the mysterious land was finally conquered by the Chinese.
conquered
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From this reading Kublai Khan, of Marco Polo fame, had annexed Tibet to his vast Empire, and in 1720 the mysterious land was finally conquered by the Chinese.
country
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From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
D
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From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
days
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From this reading From the days of Herodotus to those of Younghusband, travellers of all times and nations have tried to explore this unknown country, so jealously guarded from Europeans.
discovery
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From this reading The history of the exploration of Tibet and the adjoining country, and of the various attempts to penetrate to Lhasa, is one of the most thrilling in the annals of discovery.
Empire
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From this reading Kublai Khan, of Marco Polo fame, had annexed Tibet to his vast Empire, and in 1720 the mysterious land was finally conquered by the Chinese.
Europeans
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From this reading From the days of Herodotus to those of Younghusband, travellers of all times and nations have tried to explore this unknown country, so jealously guarded from Europeans.
exercised
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From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
EXPLORATION
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From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
explore
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fame
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From this reading Kublai Khan, of Marco Polo fame, had annexed Tibet to his vast Empire, and in 1720 the mysterious land was finally conquered by the Chinese.
finally
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From this reading Kublai Khan, of Marco Polo fame, had annexed Tibet to his vast Empire, and in 1720 the mysterious land was finally conquered by the Chinese.
founded
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From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the days of Herodotus to those of Younghusband, travellers of all times and nations have tried to explore this unknown country, so jealously guarded from Europeans.
gods
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From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
Grand
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From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
greater
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From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
guarded
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From this reading From the days of Herodotus to those of Younghusband, travellers of all times and nations have tried to explore this unknown country, so jealously guarded from Europeans.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kublai Khan, of Marco Polo fame, had annexed Tibet to his vast Empire, and in 1720 the mysterious land was finally conquered by the Chinese.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From the days of Herodotus to those of Younghusband, travellers of all times and nations have tried to explore this unknown country, so jealously guarded from Europeans.
Herodotus
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From this reading From the days of Herodotus to those of Younghusband, travellers of all times and nations have tried to explore this unknown country, so jealously guarded from Europeans.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kublai Khan, of Marco Polo fame, had annexed Tibet to his vast Empire, and in 1720 the mysterious land was finally conquered by the Chinese.
history
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From this reading The history of the exploration of Tibet and the adjoining country, and of the various attempts to penetrate to Lhasa, is one of the most thrilling in the annals of discovery.
home
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From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
imagination
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From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
influence
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From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
inhospitable
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From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The history of the exploration of Tibet and the adjoining country, and of the various attempts to penetrate to Lhasa, is one of the most thrilling in the annals of discovery.
jealously
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From this reading From the days of Herodotus to those of Younghusband, travellers of all times and nations have tried to explore this unknown country, so jealously guarded from Europeans.
Khan
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From this reading Kublai Khan, of Marco Polo fame, had annexed Tibet to his vast Empire, and in 1720 the mysterious land was finally conquered by the Chinese.
Kublai
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From this reading Kublai Khan, of Marco Polo fame, had annexed Tibet to his vast Empire, and in 1720 the mysterious land was finally conquered by the Chinese.
Lama
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From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
land
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From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
lay
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From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
Lhasa
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From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
Marco
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From this reading Kublai Khan, of Marco Polo fame, had annexed Tibet to his vast Empire, and in 1720 the mysterious land was finally conquered by the Chinese.
men
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From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
modern
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From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
most
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From this reading The history of the exploration of Tibet and the adjoining country, and of the various attempts to penetrate to Lhasa, is one of the most thrilling in the annals of discovery.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
nations
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From this reading From the days of Herodotus to those of Younghusband, travellers of all times and nations have tried to explore this unknown country, so jealously guarded from Europeans.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The history of the exploration of Tibet and the adjoining country, and of the various attempts to penetrate to Lhasa, is one of the most thrilling in the annals of discovery.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
penetrate
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From this reading The history of the exploration of Tibet and the adjoining country, and of the various attempts to penetrate to Lhasa, is one of the most thrilling in the annals of discovery.
Perhaps
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From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
Polo
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From this reading Kublai Khan, of Marco Polo fame, had annexed Tibet to his vast Empire, and in 1720 the mysterious land was finally conquered by the Chinese.
sacred
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From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
seat
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From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
secluded
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From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From the days of Herodotus to those of Younghusband, travellers of all times and nations have tried to explore this unknown country, so jealously guarded from Europeans.
stony
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From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
Surrounded
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From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From the days of Herodotus to those of Younghusband, travellers of all times and nations have tried to explore this unknown country, so jealously guarded from Europeans.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading From the days of Herodotus to those of Younghusband, travellers of all times and nations have tried to explore this unknown country, so jealously guarded from Europeans.
thrilling
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From this reading The history of the exploration of Tibet and the adjoining country, and of the various attempts to penetrate to Lhasa, is one of the most thrilling in the annals of discovery.
TIBET
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From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
times
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From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the days of Herodotus to those of Younghusband, travellers of all times and nations have tried to explore this unknown country, so jealously guarded from Europeans.
travellers
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From this reading From the days of Herodotus to those of Younghusband, travellers of all times and nations have tried to explore this unknown country, so jealously guarded from Europeans.
tried
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From this reading From the days of Herodotus to those of Younghusband, travellers of all times and nations have tried to explore this unknown country, so jealously guarded from Europeans.
unknown
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From this reading From the days of Herodotus to those of Younghusband, travellers of all times and nations have tried to explore this unknown country, so jealously guarded from Europeans.
various
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From this reading The history of the exploration of Tibet and the adjoining country, and of the various attempts to penetrate to Lhasa, is one of the most thrilling in the annals of discovery.
vast
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From this reading Kublai Khan, of Marco Polo fame, had annexed Tibet to his vast Empire, and in 1720 the mysterious land was finally conquered by the Chinese.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kublai Khan, of Marco Polo fame, had annexed Tibet to his vast Empire, and in 1720 the mysterious land was finally conquered by the Chinese.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading Surrounded by a "great wilderness of stony and inhospitable altitudes" lay the capital, Lhasa, the seat of the gods, the home of the Grand Lama, founded in 639 A.D., mysterious, secluded, sacred.
world
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From this reading THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET Perhaps no land in the world has in modern times exercised a greater influence over the imagination of men than the mysterious country of Tibet.
Younghusband
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From this reading From the days of Herodotus to those of Younghusband, travellers of all times and nations have tried to explore this unknown country, so jealously guarded from Europeans.
