adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ATLANTIS was a fabled island of the Greeks which lay somewhere in the Western Sea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here, as in More's Utopia, the people living under just and wise laws, are happy and good.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here, as in More's Utopia, the people living under just and wise laws, are happy and good.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then one great difference will strike you at once.
ATLANTISnounUS /ætˈlæntɪs/
according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake
From this reading ATLANTIS was a fabled island of the Greeks which lay somewhere in the Western Sea.
BaconnounUS /ˈbeɪkən/
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps some day you will be interested enough to read these two books together and compare them.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Perhaps some day you will be interested enough to read these two books together and compare them.
callsnounUS /kɔːlz/
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
compareverbUS /kəmˈper/
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading Perhaps some day you will be interested enough to read these two books together and compare them.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Perhaps some day you will be interested enough to read these two books together and compare them.
differencenounUS /ˈdɪfərəns/
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading Then one great difference will strike you at once.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Perhaps some day you will be interested enough to read these two books together and compare them.
fabledadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪbəld/
celebrated in fable or legend
From this reading ATLANTIS was a fabled island of the Greeks which lay somewhere in the Western Sea.
findsnounUS /faɪndz/
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Here, as in More's Utopia, the people living under just and wise laws, are happy and good.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then one great difference will strike you at once.
GreeksnounUS /ɡriːks/
plural of “greek” — the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading ATLANTIS was a fabled island of the Greeks which lay somewhere in the Western Sea.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Here, as in More's Utopia, the people living under just and wise laws, are happy and good.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, as in More's Utopia, the people living under just and wise laws, are happy and good.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ATLANTIS was a fabled island of the Greeks which lay somewhere in the Western Sea.
interestedadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪd/
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading Perhaps some day you will be interested enough to read these two books together and compare them.
islandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading ATLANTIS was a fabled island of the Greeks which lay somewhere in the Western Sea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Here, as in More's Utopia, the people living under just and wise laws, are happy and good.
lawsnounUS /lɔːz/
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading Here, as in More's Utopia, the people living under just and wise laws, are happy and good.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ATLANTIS was a fabled island of the Greeks which lay somewhere in the Western Sea.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Here, as in More's Utopia, the people living under just and wise laws, are happy and good.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
makesnounUS /meɪks/
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
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From this reading Here, as in More's Utopia, the people living under just and wise laws, are happy and good.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
OceannounUS /ˈoʊʃən/
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ATLANTIS was a fabled island of the Greeks which lay somewhere in the Western Sea.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Then one great difference will strike you at once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then one great difference will strike you at once.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Here, as in More's Utopia, the people living under just and wise laws, are happy and good.
PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Perhaps some day you will be interested enough to read these two books together and compare them.
pretendedadjectiveUS /priˈtendɪd/
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Perhaps some day you will be interested enough to read these two books together and compare them.
sankverbUS /sæŋk/
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
SeanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading ATLANTIS was a fabled island of the Greeks which lay somewhere in the Western Sea.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Perhaps some day you will be interested enough to read these two books together and compare them.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
somewhereadverbUS /ˈsʌmwer/
in or at or to some place
From this reading ATLANTIS was a fabled island of the Greeks which lay somewhere in the Western Sea.
strikeverbUS /straɪk/
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading Then one great difference will strike you at once.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ATLANTIS was a fabled island of the Greeks which lay somewhere in the Western Sea.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Perhaps some day you will be interested enough to read these two books together and compare them.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then one great difference will strike you at once.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Perhaps some day you will be interested enough to read these two books together and compare them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps some day you will be interested enough to read these two books together and compare them.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Perhaps some day you will be interested enough to read these two books together and compare them.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Perhaps some day you will be interested enough to read these two books together and compare them.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Here, as in More's Utopia, the people living under just and wise laws, are happy and good.
UtopianounUS /juːˈtoʊpiə/
a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
From this reading Here, as in More's Utopia, the people living under just and wise laws, are happy and good.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ATLANTIS was a fabled island of the Greeks which lay somewhere in the Western Sea.
wavesnounUS /weɪvz/
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading That island, it was pretended, sank beneath the waves and was lost, and Bacon makes believe that he finds another island something like it in the Pacific Ocean and calls it the New Atlantis.
WesternadjectiveUS /ˈwestərn/
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading ATLANTIS was a fabled island of the Greeks which lay somewhere in the Western Sea.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ATLANTIS was a fabled island of the Greeks which lay somewhere in the Western Sea.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Perhaps some day you will be interested enough to read these two books together and compare them.
wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Here, as in More's Utopia, the people living under just and wise laws, are happy and good.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Perhaps some day you will be interested enough to read these two books together and compare them.
