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Tales From Jókai

Chapter IX

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THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.
The poets and philosophers of antiquity called it Atlantis, Oceania, or the Fortunate Islands.
In those days the earth was still a divinity to whom man raised altars.
In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.
They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Tales From Jókai

Chapter IX

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.
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The poets and philosophers of antiquity called it Atlantis, Oceania, or the Fortunate Islands.
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In those days the earth was still a divinity to whom man raised altars.
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In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.
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They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.”

Sail noun US /sail/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In those days the earth was still a divinity to whom man raised altars.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “In those days the earth was still a divinity to whom man raised altars.”

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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 THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

Africa

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

altars

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From this reading In those days the earth was still a divinity to whom man raised altars.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

antiquity

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From this reading The poets and philosophers of antiquity called it Atlantis, Oceania, or the Fortunate Islands.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

arrived

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

Atlantis

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From this reading The poets and philosophers of antiquity called it Atlantis, Oceania, or the Fortunate Islands.

ball

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

believed

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

calculate

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From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

called

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From this reading The poets and philosophers of antiquity called it Atlantis, Oceania, or the Fortunate Islands.

classical

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

coast

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

completely

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From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

continent

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

conviction

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

days

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From this reading In those days the earth was still a divinity to whom man raised altars.

divinity

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From this reading In those days the earth was still a divinity to whom man raised altars.

earth

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From this reading In those days the earth was still a divinity to whom man raised altars.

equilibrium

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

exactly

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From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

Fortunate

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From this reading The poets and philosophers of antiquity called it Atlantis, Oceania, or the Fortunate Islands.

fun

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

geologists

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

globe

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

Greece

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

HANNO

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

Helena

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

historians

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

how

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From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

idea

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From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

island

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

Islands

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From this reading The poets and philosophers of antiquity called it Atlantis, Oceania, or the Fortunate Islands.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The poets and philosophers of antiquity called it Atlantis, Oceania, or the Fortunate Islands.

lain

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

lasted

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From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

likely

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From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

longer

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From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

man

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From this reading In those days the earth was still a divinity to whom man raised altars.

measure

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From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

men

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

mere

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

mite

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

more

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

much

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From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

Oceania

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From this reading The poets and philosophers of antiquity called it Atlantis, Oceania, or the Fortunate Islands.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The poets and philosophers of antiquity called it Atlantis, Oceania, or the Fortunate Islands.

out

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

overpowering

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

perhaps

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

philosophers

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From this reading The poets and philosophers of antiquity called it Atlantis, Oceania, or the Fortunate Islands.

Plato

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

poets

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From this reading The poets and philosophers of antiquity called it Atlantis, Oceania, or the Fortunate Islands.

raised

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From this reading In those days the earth was still a divinity to whom man raised altars.

regard

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

round

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

Sage

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

sailnounUS /sail/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

somewhere

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

speaks

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

St

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In those days the earth was still a divinity to whom man raised altars.

strange

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

sun

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

TABLES

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading In those days the earth was still a divinity to whom man raised altars.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

twirls

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

universe

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In those days the earth was still a divinity to whom man raised altars.

weigh

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From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

whole

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading In those days the earth was still a divinity to whom man raised altars.

wretched

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From this reading In those days men had not arrived at the overpowering conviction that the whole globe was nothing more than a wretched mite of a ball, which the sun, out of regard for the equilibrium of the universe, or, perhaps for the mere fun of the thing, twirls round and round.

writings

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From this reading THE TABLES OF HANNO Plato, the Sage of classical Greece, speaks in his writings of a strange continent which, if historians and geologists are to be believed, must have lain somewhere between the island of St. Helena and the coast of Africa.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading They had no idea that you could sail completely round it; measure it; weigh it and calculate exactly how long it has lasted and how much longer it is likely to last.