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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 There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
air
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From this reading You hold the glass end of this box just under the water, and put your face to the open end, and then you can see down under the water, exactly as if you were looking through the air.
all
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From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had been there before, and had seen all the wonders of the reef through a water-glass,--which is a wooden box, with a pane of glass at one end and open at the other.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been there before, and had seen all the wonders of the reef through a water-glass,--which is a wooden box, with a pane of glass at one end and open at the other.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
box
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From this reading I had been there before, and had seen all the wonders of the reef through a water-glass,--which is a wooden box, with a pane of glass at one end and open at the other.
BOY
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From this reading WHAT BOY HAS DONE, BOY MAY DO.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
called
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From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You hold the glass end of this box just under the water, and put your face to the open end, and then you can see down under the water, exactly as if you were looking through the air.
chosen
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From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
class
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From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
Coral-reef
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From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
coral-reefs
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From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
DOauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading WHAT BOY HAS DONE, BOY MAY DO.
DONEnounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT BOY HAS DONE, BOY MAY DO.
down
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From this reading You hold the glass end of this box just under the water, and put your face to the open end, and then you can see down under the water, exactly as if you were looking through the air.
easily
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From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
end
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From this reading I had been there before, and had seen all the wonders of the reef through a water-glass,--which is a wooden box, with a pane of glass at one end and open at the other.
exactly
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From this reading You hold the glass end of this box just under the water, and put your face to the open end, and then you can see down under the water, exactly as if you were looking through the air.
face
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From this reading You hold the glass end of this box just under the water, and put your face to the open end, and then you can see down under the water, exactly as if you were looking through the air.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
glass
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From this reading I had been there before, and had seen all the wonders of the reef through a water-glass,--which is a wooden box, with a pane of glass at one end and open at the other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been there before, and had seen all the wonders of the reef through a water-glass,--which is a wooden box, with a pane of glass at one end and open at the other.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT BOY HAS DONE, BOY MAY DO.
hold
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From this reading You hold the glass end of this box just under the water, and put your face to the open end, and then you can see down under the water, exactly as if you were looking through the air.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You hold the glass end of this box just under the water, and put your face to the open end, and then you can see down under the water, exactly as if you were looking through the air.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had been there before, and had seen all the wonders of the reef through a water-glass,--which is a wooden box, with a pane of glass at one end and open at the other.
islands
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From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
just
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From this reading You hold the glass end of this box just under the water, and put your face to the open end, and then you can see down under the water, exactly as if you were looking through the air.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
looking
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From this reading You hold the glass end of this box just under the water, and put your face to the open end, and then you can see down under the water, exactly as if you were looking through the air.
lots
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From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
MAYmodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading WHAT BOY HAS DONE, BOY MAY DO.
Nassau
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From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I had been there before, and had seen all the wonders of the reef through a water-glass,--which is a wooden box, with a pane of glass at one end and open at the other.
other
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From this reading I had been there before, and had seen all the wonders of the reef through a water-glass,--which is a wooden box, with a pane of glass at one end and open at the other.
pane
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From this reading I had been there before, and had seen all the wonders of the reef through a water-glass,--which is a wooden box, with a pane of glass at one end and open at the other.
particularly
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From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
people
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From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
place
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From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
put
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From this reading You hold the glass end of this box just under the water, and put your face to the open end, and then you can see down under the water, exactly as if you were looking through the air.
reason
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From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
reef
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From this reading I had been there before, and had seen all the wonders of the reef through a water-glass,--which is a wooden box, with a pane of glass at one end and open at the other.
representative
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From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
see
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From this reading You hold the glass end of this box just under the water, and put your face to the open end, and then you can see down under the water, exactly as if you were looking through the air.
seen
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From this reading I had been there before, and had seen all the wonders of the reef through a water-glass,--which is a wooden box, with a pane of glass at one end and open at the other.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
then
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From this reading You hold the glass end of this box just under the water, and put your face to the open end, and then you can see down under the water, exactly as if you were looking through the air.
There
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From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had been there before, and had seen all the wonders of the reef through a water-glass,--which is a wooden box, with a pane of glass at one end and open at the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading You hold the glass end of this box just under the water, and put your face to the open end, and then you can see down under the water, exactly as if you were looking through the air.
visit
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From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
visited
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From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
water
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From this reading You hold the glass end of this box just under the water, and put your face to the open end, and then you can see down under the water, exactly as if you were looking through the air.
water-glass
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From this reading I had been there before, and had seen all the wonders of the reef through a water-glass,--which is a wooden box, with a pane of glass at one end and open at the other.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were lots of coral-reefs all about the islands, but this one was easily visited, and for this reason, I suppose, was chosen as a representative of its class.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT BOY HAS DONE, BOY MAY DO.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had been there before, and had seen all the wonders of the reef through a water-glass,--which is a wooden box, with a pane of glass at one end and open at the other.
wished
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From this reading There was one place that I wished, particularly, to visit before I left, and that was what the people in Nassau called the Coral-reef.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had been there before, and had seen all the wonders of the reef through a water-glass,--which is a wooden box, with a pane of glass at one end and open at the other.
wonders
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From this reading I had been there before, and had seen all the wonders of the reef through a water-glass,--which is a wooden box, with a pane of glass at one end and open at the other.
wooden
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From this reading I had been there before, and had seen all the wonders of the reef through a water-glass,--which is a wooden box, with a pane of glass at one end and open at the other.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You hold the glass end of this box just under the water, and put your face to the open end, and then you can see down under the water, exactly as if you were looking through the air.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You hold the glass end of this box just under the water, and put your face to the open end, and then you can see down under the water, exactly as if you were looking through the air.
