Chapter XXXVIII
The author’s dangerous voyage. He arrives at New Holland, hoping to settle there. Is wounded with an arrow by one of the natives. Is seized and carried by force into a Portuguese ship. The great civilities of the captain.
Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World
Chapter XXXVIII
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The
author’s
dangerous
voyage.
He
arrives
at
New
Holland,
hoping
to
settle
there.
Is
wounded
with
an
arrow
by
one
of
the
natives.
Is
seized
and
carried
by
force
into
a
Portuguese
ship.
The
great
civilities
of
the
captain.
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Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World
Chapter XXXVIII
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
The
author’s
dangerous
voyage.
Line 2
He
arrives
at
New
Holland,
hoping
to
settle
there.
Line 3
Is
wounded
with
an
arrow
by
one
of
the
natives.
Line 4
Is
seized
and
carried
by
force
into
a
Portuguese
ship.
Line 5
The
great
civilities
of
the
captain.
Learner Dictionary
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Captain
noun
US /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The great civilities of the captain.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great civilities of the captain.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Is wounded with an arrow by one of the natives.”
Ship
noun
US /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is seized and carried by force into a Portuguese ship.”
Wounded
noun
US /wounded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is wounded with an arrow by one of the natives.”
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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 Is seized and carried by force into a Portuguese ship.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Is wounded with an arrow by one of the natives.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Is seized and carried by force into a Portuguese ship.
arrives
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From this reading He arrives at New Holland, hoping to settle there.
arrow
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From this reading Is wounded with an arrow by one of the natives.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He arrives at New Holland, hoping to settle there.
author's
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From this reading The author’s dangerous voyage.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Is wounded with an arrow by one of the natives.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The great civilities of the captain.
carried
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civilities
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dangerous
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force
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From this reading Is seized and carried by force into a Portuguese ship.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great civilities of the captain.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He arrives at New Holland, hoping to settle there.
Holland
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From this reading He arrives at New Holland, hoping to settle there.
hoping
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From this reading He arrives at New Holland, hoping to settle there.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Is seized and carried by force into a Portuguese ship.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is wounded with an arrow by one of the natives.
natives
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From this reading Is wounded with an arrow by one of the natives.
New
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From this reading He arrives at New Holland, hoping to settle there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Is wounded with an arrow by one of the natives.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Is wounded with an arrow by one of the natives.
Portuguese
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From this reading Is seized and carried by force into a Portuguese ship.
seized
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From this reading Is seized and carried by force into a Portuguese ship.
settle
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From this reading He arrives at New Holland, hoping to settle there.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is seized and carried by force into a Portuguese ship.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The author’s dangerous voyage.
there
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From this reading He arrives at New Holland, hoping to settle there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He arrives at New Holland, hoping to settle there.
voyage
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From this reading The author’s dangerous voyage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Is wounded with an arrow by one of the natives.
wounded
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From this reading Is wounded with an arrow by one of the natives.