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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 IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
all
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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
Alongside
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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
also
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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and all the Pacific islands.
American
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From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
Aouda
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From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
Asia
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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and all the Pacific islands.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
Brazil
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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and all the Pacific islands.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
Chili
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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and all the Pacific islands.
clippers
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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
commerce
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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and all the Pacific islands.
continent
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From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
decks
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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
disembarked
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From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
Europe
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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and all the Pacific islands.
extends
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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and all the Pacific islands.
facilitate
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From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.
falling
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From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.
floating
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From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
Fogg
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From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
FRANCISCO
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From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO
given
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From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
GLIMPSE
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From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO
heaped
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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and all the Pacific islands.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO
islands
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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and all the Pacific islands.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
loading
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From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.
Mexico
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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and all the Pacific islands.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
Mr
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From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
nationalities
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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
other
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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
Pacific
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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and all the Pacific islands.
Passepartout
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From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
Peru
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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and all the Pacific islands.
ply
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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
products
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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and all the Pacific islands.
quay
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From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
quays
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From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.
rising
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From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.
Sacramento
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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
SAN
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From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO
set
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From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
seven
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From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
several
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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
sizes
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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
SLIGHTnounUS /slaɪt/
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO
steamboats
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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
steamers
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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
There
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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and all the Pacific islands.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
thus
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From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.
tide
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From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
tributaries
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From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
unloading
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From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.
up
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From this reading There were also heaped up the products of a commerce which extends to Mexico, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and all the Pacific islands.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
vessels
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From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Alongside them were clippers of all sizes, steamers of all nationalities, and the steamboats, with several decks rising one above the other, which ply on the Sacramento and its tributaries.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was seven in the morning when Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout set foot upon the American continent, if this name can be given to the floating quay upon which they disembarked.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH A SLIGHT GLIMPSE IS HAD OF SAN FRANCISCO
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels.
