Chapter IX
THE CATARACTS OF THE MADEIRA. "On! on!" Martin Paz had exclaimed. And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian. His daughter!--he must find again his daughter!
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Chapter IX
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THE
CATARACTS
OF
THE
MADEIRA.
"On!
on!"
Martin
Paz
had
exclaimed.
And
without
saying
a
word,
Don
Vegal
followed
the
Indian.
His
daughter!--he
must
find
again
his
daughter!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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THE
CATARACTS
OF
THE
MADEIRA.
Line 2
"On!
on!"
/ɑːn ɑːn/
Line 3
Martin
Paz
had
exclaimed.
Line 4
And
without
saying
a
word,
Don
Vegal
followed
the
Indian.
Line 5
His
daughter!--he
must
find
again
his
daughter!
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His daughter!--he must find again his daughter!”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “His daughter!--he must find again his daughter!”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.”
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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 And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His daughter!--he must find again his daughter!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.
CATARACTS
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From this reading THE CATARACTS OF THE MADEIRA.
daughter
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Don
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exclaimed
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From this reading Martin Paz had exclaimed.
find
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followed
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Martin Paz had exclaimed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His daughter!--he must find again his daughter!
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His daughter!--he must find again his daughter!
Indian
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MADEIRA
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From this reading THE CATARACTS OF THE MADEIRA.
Martin
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From this reading Martin Paz had exclaimed.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading His daughter!--he must find again his daughter!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CATARACTS OF THE MADEIRA.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On! on!"
Paz
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From this reading Martin Paz had exclaimed.
saying
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From this reading And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CATARACTS OF THE MADEIRA.
Vegal
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From this reading And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.
word
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From this reading And without saying a word, Don Vegal followed the Indian.