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1516
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From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
abode
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From this reading It is the abode of sea-birds alone.
African
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From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
all
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From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the abode of sea-birds alone.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
amidships
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From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
attired
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barbers
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beard
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
board
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
came
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ceremony
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coast
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From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
consequence
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courtiers
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crossed
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From this reading We crossed the line on the last day of June.
curtains
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day
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From this reading We crossed the line on the last day of June.
days
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From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
delight
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description
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desert
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From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
distance
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early
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escaped
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Father
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formed
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From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
gun-carriage
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hackneyed
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
hempen
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
how
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the abode of sea-birds alone.
isle
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From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the abode of sea-birds alone.
June
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From this reading We crossed the line on the last day of June.
known
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We crossed the line on the last day of June.
lies
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From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
line
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From this reading We crossed the line on the last day of June.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
main
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From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
Matthew
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From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
melancholy
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From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
Neptune
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We crossed the line on the last day of June.
older
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We crossed the line on the last day of June.
only
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passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
Portuguese
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From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
POST-OFFICE
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From this reading THE SAILOR'S POST-OFFICE.
recent
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rehearse
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rigged
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roughly
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SAILOR'S
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From this reading THE SAILOR'S POST-OFFICE.
salts
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scraped
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sea-birds
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From this reading It is the abode of sea-birds alone.
seated
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From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
settlement
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From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
shaved
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From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
soused
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From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
St
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From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
sufferings
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From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
tarred
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From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SAILOR'S POST-OFFICE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
Tritons
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From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
Two
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From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
vast
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From this reading Two days after, we passed St. Matthew, a little desert isle on which the Portuguese formed a settlement so early as 1516, and which lies "amid the melancholy main," at a vast distance from the African coast.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We crossed the line on the last day of June.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
whimsically
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From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I need not rehearse the description of a hackneyed ceremony known to all--how curtains were rigged amidships--how Father Neptune with his hempen beard came on board, seated on a gun-carriage, and how roughly all who had _not_ crossed the line before were tarred, scraped, shaved, and soused by his whimsically attired barbers, courtiers, and Tritons, to the great delight of the older salts--a ceremony which I only escaped in consequence of my recent sufferings.
