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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 Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
Accident
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
Amen
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
any
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From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
apologies
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From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
attractive
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From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
Beautiful
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
Bermudas
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
Bermudians
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
book
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
Boy's
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
Cadiz
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
charged
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From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
Close
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
competent
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From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
Conclusion
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
countries
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
CruisenounUS /kruːz/
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
Delightful
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
Demoralized
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
Departure
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
departures
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From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
Deserved
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
Devotion
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
Diary
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
Drawing
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
East
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
English
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
Europe
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
expedition
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From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
eyes
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
Friends
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
Going
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
Good-by
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
gravity
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From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
Home
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
honestly
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From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
how
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
impartial
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From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
impressive
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From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
incomprehensibility
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From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
instead
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
interest
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From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
kind
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From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
likely
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
Madeiras
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
Mention
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
Mere
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
Newspaper
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
Note-Book
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
notwithstanding
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
objects
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From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
offer
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From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
Old
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
only
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
other
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From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
own
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
Packing
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
pic-nic
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
pleasure
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
PREFACE
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
pretense
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From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
profundity
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From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
proper
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From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
purpose
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
reader
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
Rebuke
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
record
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
scientific
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From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
sea
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From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
see
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
seen
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From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
showing
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From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
small
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From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
solemn
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From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
Spain
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
style
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From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
suggest
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
Tabooed
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
Thankless
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
there
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From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I make small pretense of showing anyone how he ought to look at objects of interest beyond the sea--other books do that, and therefore, even if I were competent to do it, there is no need.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
travel-writing
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From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
traveled
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From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
trip
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
Trunks
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
usual
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From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
Valedictory
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
Welcome
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From this reading Going Home--A Demoralized Note-Book--A Boy's Diary--Mere Mention of Old Spain--Departure from Cadiz--A Deserved Rebuke--The Beautiful Madeiras --Tabooed--In the Delightful Bermudas--An English Welcome--Good-by to “Our Friends the Bermudians”--Packing Trunks for Home--Our First Accident--The Long Cruise Drawing to a Close--At Home--Amen Thankless Devotion--A Newspaper Valedictory--Conclusion PREFACE This book is a record of a pleasure trip.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
wisely
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From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
withal
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From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
works
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From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If it were a record of a solemn scientific expedition, it would have about it that gravity, that profundity, and that impressive incomprehensibility which are so proper to works of that kind, and withal so attractive.
written
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From this reading I offer no apologies for any departures from the usual style of travel-writing that may be charged against me--for I think I have seen with impartial eyes, and I am sure I have written at least honestly, whether wisely or not.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet notwithstanding it is only a record of a pic-nic, it has a purpose, which is to suggest to the reader how he would be likely to see Europe and the East if he looked at them with his own eyes instead of the eyes of those who traveled in those countries before him.
