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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 This book is a translation from the French original by Jules Verne.
adventurers
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From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
Australasia
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From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
away
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From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
ballooning
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From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
book
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From this reading This book is a translation from the French original by Jules Verne.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
British
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From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Secret of the Island, by W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne).
cast
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From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
contributions
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From this reading In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
convicts
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From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
due
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From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
ended
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From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
English
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From this reading In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
escaped
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From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
fact
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From this reading In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
Family
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From this reading In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
French
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From this reading This book is a translation from the French original by Jules Verne.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Secret of the Island, by W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne).
G
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From this reading The Secret of the Island, by W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne).
H
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From this reading The Secret of the Island, by W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne).
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This book is a translation from the French original by Jules Verne.
Island
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From this reading The Secret of the Island, by W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne).
jails
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From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
Jules
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From this reading The Secret of the Island, by W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne).
Kingston
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From this reading The Secret of the Island, by W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne).
Kingston's
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From this reading In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
Leagues
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From this reading This book is a sequel to "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea".
literature
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From this reading In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
mainland
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From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Secret of the Island, by W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne).
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
original
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From this reading This book is a translation from the French original by Jules Verne.
Pacific
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From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
piratesnounUS /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
Robinson
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From this reading In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
Sea
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From this reading This book is a sequel to "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea".
SecretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The Secret of the Island, by W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne).
sequel
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From this reading This book is a sequel to "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea".
setbacks
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From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
several
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From this reading In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
significant
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From this reading In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
Swiss
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From this reading In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Secret of the Island, by W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne).
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This book is a translation from the French original by Jules Verne.
Thousand
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From this reading This book is a sequel to "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea".
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
translation
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From this reading The Secret of the Island, by W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne).
translations
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From this reading In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
trip
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From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
Twenty
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From this reading This book is a sequel to "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea".
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This book is a sequel to "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea".
various
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From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
Verne
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From this reading The Secret of the Island, by W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne).
W
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From this reading The Secret of the Island, by W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne).
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading A party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia.
