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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 At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
ahead
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From this reading “Land right ahead!”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In half an hour’s time it was to be seen from the deck, a mere blue vision stretching eel-shaped, upon the horizon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
Australia
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From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In half an hour’s time it was to be seen from the deck, a mere blue vision stretching eel-shaped, upon the horizon.
blue
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From this reading In half an hour’s time it was to be seen from the deck, a mere blue vision stretching eel-shaped, upon the horizon.
chapter
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From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
continent
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From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
day
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From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
deck
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From this reading In half an hour’s time it was to be seen from the deck, a mere blue vision stretching eel-shaped, upon the horizon.
eel-shaped
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From this reading In half an hour’s time it was to be seen from the deck, a mere blue vision stretching eel-shaped, upon the horizon.
fathers
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From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
fore-top
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From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In half an hour’s time it was to be seen from the deck, a mere blue vision stretching eel-shaped, upon the horizon.
hand
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From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
horizon
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From this reading In half an hour’s time it was to be seen from the deck, a mere blue vision stretching eel-shaped, upon the horizon.
hour's
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From this reading In half an hour’s time it was to be seen from the deck, a mere blue vision stretching eel-shaped, upon the horizon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In half an hour’s time it was to be seen from the deck, a mere blue vision stretching eel-shaped, upon the horizon.
knowledge
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From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
Land
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From this reading “Land right ahead!”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
living
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From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
look-out
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From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
men
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From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
mere
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From this reading In half an hour’s time it was to be seen from the deck, a mere blue vision stretching eel-shaped, upon the horizon.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
nine
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From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
o'clock
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From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
occupied
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From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
Pacific
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From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
place
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From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
recall
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From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Land right ahead!”
roar
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From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
seen
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From this reading In half an hour’s time it was to be seen from the deck, a mere blue vision stretching eel-shaped, upon the horizon.
sent
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From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
sky
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From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
stationed
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From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
stretching
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From this reading In half an hour’s time it was to be seen from the deck, a mere blue vision stretching eel-shaped, upon the horizon.
SYDNEY
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From this reading SYDNEY.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
then
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From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
there
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From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At nine o’clock on the morning of the third day from the time occupied in the last chapter, a hand stationed on the look-out in the fore-top sent a roar from the sky:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In half an hour’s time it was to be seen from the deck, a mere blue vision stretching eel-shaped, upon the horizon.
tract
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From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In half an hour’s time it was to be seen from the deck, a mere blue vision stretching eel-shaped, upon the horizon.
vast
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From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
vision
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From this reading In half an hour’s time it was to be seen from the deck, a mere blue vision stretching eel-shaped, upon the horizon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In half an hour’s time it was to be seen from the deck, a mere blue vision stretching eel-shaped, upon the horizon.
wealthy
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From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
world's
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From this reading Australia! the great and wealthy continent of which there were men then living whose fathers could recall the time when this vast tract of land had no place in the world’s knowledge of the Pacific.
