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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 _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
again
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From this reading Our vessel was too much shattered by the gale to put to sea again, and I had the prospect of a long stay at this island, which was little agreeable to me.
agreeable
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From this reading Our vessel was too much shattered by the gale to put to sea again, and I had the prospect of a long stay at this island, which was little agreeable to me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our vessel was too much shattered by the gale to put to sea again, and I had the prospect of a long stay at this island, which was little agreeable to me.
appearances
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
bargain
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From this reading I immediately struck a bargain for a passage in her.
Bay
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading There was not much on the island that excited my curiosity; besides, I was in a hurry to get to Naples, where a thousand interesting and wonderful objects lay open to my observation.
bound
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From this reading Very luckily for me, on the fourth day of my stay at the island, a felucca from Palermo touched there, and I was gratified by the information that she was bound from thence directly to Naples.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
city
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
curiosity
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From this reading There was not much on the island that excited my curiosity; besides, I was in a hurry to get to Naples, where a thousand interesting and wonderful objects lay open to my observation.
day
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From this reading Very luckily for me, on the fourth day of my stay at the island, a felucca from Palermo touched there, and I was gratified by the information that she was bound from thence directly to Naples.
Detention
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
directly
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From this reading Very luckily for me, on the fourth day of my stay at the island, a felucca from Palermo touched there, and I was gratified by the information that she was bound from thence directly to Naples.
driven
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
Elmo
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
excited
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From this reading There was not much on the island that excited my curiosity; besides, I was in a hurry to get to Naples, where a thousand interesting and wonderful objects lay open to my observation.
felucca
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Very luckily for me, on the fourth day of my stay at the island, a felucca from Palermo touched there, and I was gratified by the information that she was bound from thence directly to Naples.
fourth
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From this reading Very luckily for me, on the fourth day of my stay at the island, a felucca from Palermo touched there, and I was gratified by the information that she was bound from thence directly to Naples.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
gale
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From this reading Our vessel was too much shattered by the gale to put to sea again, and I had the prospect of a long stay at this island, which was little agreeable to me.
get
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From this reading There was not much on the island that excited my curiosity; besides, I was in a hurry to get to Naples, where a thousand interesting and wonderful objects lay open to my observation.
gratified
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From this reading Very luckily for me, on the fourth day of my stay at the island, a felucca from Palermo touched there, and I was gratified by the information that she was bound from thence directly to Naples.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I immediately struck a bargain for a passage in her.
hill
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
hurry
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From this reading There was not much on the island that excited my curiosity; besides, I was in a hurry to get to Naples, where a thousand interesting and wonderful objects lay open to my observation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
immediately
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From this reading I immediately struck a bargain for a passage in her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
information
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From this reading Very luckily for me, on the fourth day of my stay at the island, a felucca from Palermo touched there, and I was gratified by the information that she was bound from thence directly to Naples.
interesting
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From this reading There was not much on the island that excited my curiosity; besides, I was in a hurry to get to Naples, where a thousand interesting and wonderful objects lay open to my observation.
island
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
landing
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
lay
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From this reading There was not much on the island that excited my curiosity; besides, I was in a hurry to get to Naples, where a thousand interesting and wonderful objects lay open to my observation.
left
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
Lipari
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
little
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From this reading Our vessel was too much shattered by the gale to put to sea again, and I had the prospect of a long stay at this island, which was little agreeable to me.
Lively
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
long
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From this reading Our vessel was too much shattered by the gale to put to sea again, and I had the prospect of a long stay at this island, which was little agreeable to me.
luckily
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From this reading Very luckily for me, on the fourth day of my stay at the island, a felucca from Palermo touched there, and I was gratified by the information that she was bound from thence directly to Naples.
manners
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
Messina
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
much
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From this reading Our vessel was too much shattered by the gale to put to sea again, and I had the prospect of a long stay at this island, which was little agreeable to me.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
Naples
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
Neapolitans
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not much on the island that excited my curiosity; besides, I was in a hurry to get to Naples, where a thousand interesting and wonderful objects lay open to my observation.
Novel
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
objects
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From this reading There was not much on the island that excited my curiosity; besides, I was in a hurry to get to Naples, where a thousand interesting and wonderful objects lay open to my observation.
observation
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From this reading There was not much on the island that excited my curiosity; besides, I was in a hurry to get to Naples, where a thousand interesting and wonderful objects lay open to my observation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There was not much on the island that excited my curiosity; besides, I was in a hurry to get to Naples, where a thousand interesting and wonderful objects lay open to my observation.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our vessel was too much shattered by the gale to put to sea again, and I had the prospect of a long stay at this island, which was little agreeable to me.
Palermo
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From this reading Very luckily for me, on the fourth day of my stay at the island, a felucca from Palermo touched there, and I was gratified by the information that she was bound from thence directly to Naples.
Passage
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
place
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
Prospect
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
put
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From this reading Our vessel was too much shattered by the gale to put to sea again, and I had the prospect of a long stay at this island, which was little agreeable to me.
readers
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
sea
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From this reading Our vessel was too much shattered by the gale to put to sea again, and I had the prospect of a long stay at this island, which was little agreeable to me.
sensations
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
shattered
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From this reading Our vessel was too much shattered by the gale to put to sea again, and I had the prospect of a long stay at this island, which was little agreeable to me.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very luckily for me, on the fourth day of my stay at the island, a felucca from Palermo touched there, and I was gratified by the information that she was bound from thence directly to Naples.
St
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
stay
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From this reading Our vessel was too much shattered by the gale to put to sea again, and I had the prospect of a long stay at this island, which was little agreeable to me.
storm
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
Strange
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
streets
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
struck
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From this reading I immediately struck a bargain for a passage in her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was not much on the island that excited my curiosity; besides, I was in a hurry to get to Naples, where a thousand interesting and wonderful objects lay open to my observation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Very luckily for me, on the fourth day of my stay at the island, a felucca from Palermo touched there, and I was gratified by the information that she was bound from thence directly to Naples.
There
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From this reading There was not much on the island that excited my curiosity; besides, I was in a hurry to get to Naples, where a thousand interesting and wonderful objects lay open to my observation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Our vessel was too much shattered by the gale to put to sea again, and I had the prospect of a long stay at this island, which was little agreeable to me.
thousand
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From this reading There was not much on the island that excited my curiosity; besides, I was in a hurry to get to Naples, where a thousand interesting and wonderful objects lay open to my observation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
too
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From this reading Our vessel was too much shattered by the gale to put to sea again, and I had the prospect of a long stay at this island, which was little agreeable to me.
touched
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From this reading Very luckily for me, on the fourth day of my stay at the island, a felucca from Palermo touched there, and I was gratified by the information that she was bound from thence directly to Naples.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
Very
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From this reading Very luckily for me, on the fourth day of my stay at the island, a felucca from Palermo touched there, and I was gratified by the information that she was bound from thence directly to Naples.
vessel
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From this reading Our vessel was too much shattered by the gale to put to sea again, and I had the prospect of a long stay at this island, which was little agreeable to me.
View
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
voyaging
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From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our vessel was too much shattered by the gale to put to sea again, and I had the prospect of a long stay at this island, which was little agreeable to me.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was not much on the island that excited my curiosity; besides, I was in a hurry to get to Naples, where a thousand interesting and wonderful objects lay open to my observation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading _Detention at Lipari.--Passage to Naples in a felucca.--Prospect of the Bay of Naples.--Novel sensations on landing in the city.--Strange appearances in the streets.--View of the city from the hill of St. Elmo.--Lively manners of the Neapolitans._ My readers left me at the island of Lipari, to which place I had been driven by a storm, while voyaging from Messina toward Naples.
wonderful
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From this reading There was not much on the island that excited my curiosity; besides, I was in a hurry to get to Naples, where a thousand interesting and wonderful objects lay open to my observation.
