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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 England and Scotland are one island, yet each country is a kingdom by itself.
Africa
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From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
almost
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From this reading Indeed Columbus seems almost to be quoting this from memory when he says of Iceland, “this island, which is as large as England.”
also
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From this reading Ireland is a large island, Iceland is also a large island north of Ireland.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading England and Scotland are one island, yet each country is a kingdom by itself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “From Biameland (Siberia) the country stretches as far as the desert regions in the north until Greenland begins.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Indeed Columbus seems almost to be quoting this from memory when he says of Iceland, “this island, which is as large as England.”
begins
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From this reading “From Biameland (Siberia) the country stretches as far as the desert regions in the north until Greenland begins.
believe
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From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
Biameland
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From this reading “From Biameland (Siberia) the country stretches as far as the desert regions in the north until Greenland begins.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading England and Scotland are one island, yet each country is a kingdom by itself.
Columbus
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From this reading Indeed Columbus seems almost to be quoting this from memory when he says of Iceland, “this island, which is as large as England.”
country
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From this reading “From Biameland (Siberia) the country stretches as far as the desert regions in the north until Greenland begins.
desert
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From this reading “From Biameland (Siberia) the country stretches as far as the desert regions in the north until Greenland begins.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading England and Scotland are one island, yet each country is a kingdom by itself.
England
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From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
far
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From this reading “From Biameland (Siberia) the country stretches as far as the desert regions in the north until Greenland begins.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “From Biameland (Siberia) the country stretches as far as the desert regions in the north until Greenland begins.
goes
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From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
Greenland
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From this reading “From Biameland (Siberia) the country stretches as far as the desert regions in the north until Greenland begins.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed Columbus seems almost to be quoting this from memory when he says of Iceland, “this island, which is as large as England.”
Helluland
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From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
Iceland
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From this reading Ireland is a large island, Iceland is also a large island north of Ireland.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “From Biameland (Siberia) the country stretches as far as the desert regions in the north until Greenland begins.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed Columbus seems almost to be quoting this from memory when he says of Iceland, “this island, which is as large as England.”
Ireland
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From this reading Ireland is a large island, Iceland is also a large island north of Ireland.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
island
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From this reading England and Scotland are one island, yet each country is a kingdom by itself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading England and Scotland are one island, yet each country is a kingdom by itself.
kingdom
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From this reading England and Scotland are one island, yet each country is a kingdom by itself.
Labrador
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From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
large
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From this reading Ireland is a large island, Iceland is also a large island north of Ireland.”
lies
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From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
Markland
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From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Indeed Columbus seems almost to be quoting this from memory when he says of Iceland, “this island, which is as large as England.”
New
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From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
Newfoundland
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From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
north
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From this reading “From Biameland (Siberia) the country stretches as far as the desert regions in the north until Greenland begins.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
Nova
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From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ireland is a large island, Iceland is also a large island north of Ireland.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading England and Scotland are one island, yet each country is a kingdom by itself.
out
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From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
quoting
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From this reading Indeed Columbus seems almost to be quoting this from memory when he says of Iceland, “this island, which is as large as England.”
regions
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From this reading “From Biameland (Siberia) the country stretches as far as the desert regions in the north until Greenland begins.
says
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From this reading Indeed Columbus seems almost to be quoting this from memory when he says of Iceland, “this island, which is as large as England.”
Scotia
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From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
Scotland
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From this reading England and Scotland are one island, yet each country is a kingdom by itself.
seems
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From this reading Indeed Columbus seems almost to be quoting this from memory when he says of Iceland, “this island, which is as large as England.”
Siberia
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From this reading “From Biameland (Siberia) the country stretches as far as the desert regions in the north until Greenland begins.
some
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From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
southerly
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From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
stretches
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From this reading “From Biameland (Siberia) the country stretches as far as the desert regions in the north until Greenland begins.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “From Biameland (Siberia) the country stretches as far as the desert regions in the north until Greenland begins.
then
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From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Indeed Columbus seems almost to be quoting this from memory when he says of Iceland, “this island, which is as large as England.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed Columbus seems almost to be quoting this from memory when he says of Iceland, “this island, which is as large as England.”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “From Biameland (Siberia) the country stretches as far as the desert regions in the north until Greenland begins.
Vinland
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From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Indeed Columbus seems almost to be quoting this from memory when he says of Iceland, “this island, which is as large as England.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From Greenland lies southerly Helluland (Labrador and Newfoundland), then Markland (Nova Scotia); thence it is not far from Vinland (New England), which some believe goes out from Africa.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading England and Scotland are one island, yet each country is a kingdom by itself.
