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addicted
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From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
all
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From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The history of the Orinoco's last voyage will never be written.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
blurred
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From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
composition
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From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
days
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From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
eastward
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From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
END
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From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
events
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From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
four
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From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
history
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From this reading The history of the Orinoco's last voyage will never be written.
hopelessly
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From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
Hughie
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From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
land
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From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The history of the Orinoco's last voyage will never be written.
men
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From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
mercifully
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From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
minded
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From this reading Not that they minded.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The history of the Orinoco's last voyage will never be written.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that they minded.
ODYSSEY
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From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
Orinoco's
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From this reading The history of the Orinoco's last voyage will never be written.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
place
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From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
rather
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From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
reckoned
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From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
recollections
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From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
second
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From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
sighted
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From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
steam
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From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
tales
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From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was an underestimate.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
three
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From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE END OF AN ODYSSEY Hughie reckoned that they might have to steam eastward for quite three or four days before they sighted land.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
travellers
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From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
underestimate
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From this reading This was an underestimate.
voyage
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From this reading The history of the Orinoco's last voyage will never be written.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was an underestimate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the first place, those who took part in it were none of them men who were addicted to the composition of travellers' tales; and in the second, their recollections of the course of events when all was over, were hopelessly and rather mercifully blurred.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The history of the Orinoco's last voyage will never be written.
written
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From this reading The history of the Orinoco's last voyage will never be written.
