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1846
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
1st
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
architectural
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From this reading The Imperial Palace has not the slightest architectural pretensions.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The streets are dirty, and the houses, even the public buildings, insignificant.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the voyage was divested of romantic incidents, we shall land the reader without delay at the great sea-port of the Brazilian empire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As the voyage was divested of romantic incidents, we shall land the reader without delay at the great sea-port of the Brazilian empire.
board
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
boundless
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
Brazilian
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From this reading As the voyage was divested of romantic incidents, we shall land the reader without delay at the great sea-port of the Brazilian empire.
brig
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
buildings
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From this reading The streets are dirty, and the houses, even the public buildings, insignificant.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
Caroline
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
coloured
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From this reading The traveller's description of it is not very favourably coloured.
Danish
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
delay
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From this reading As the voyage was divested of romantic incidents, we shall land the reader without delay at the great sea-port of the Brazilian empire.
description
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From this reading The traveller's description of it is not very favourably coloured.
desire
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
dirty
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From this reading The streets are dirty, and the houses, even the public buildings, insignificant.
divested
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From this reading As the voyage was divested of romantic incidents, we shall land the reader without delay at the great sea-port of the Brazilian empire.
embarked
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
empire
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From this reading As the voyage was divested of romantic incidents, we shall land the reader without delay at the great sea-port of the Brazilian empire.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The streets are dirty, and the houses, even the public buildings, insignificant.
favourably
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From this reading The traveller's description of it is not very favourably coloured.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the voyage was divested of romantic incidents, we shall land the reader without delay at the great sea-port of the Brazilian empire.
Hamburg
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Imperial Palace has not the slightest architectural pretensions.
houses
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From this reading The streets are dirty, and the houses, even the public buildings, insignificant.
Imperial
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From this reading The Imperial Palace has not the slightest architectural pretensions.
incidents
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From this reading As the voyage was divested of romantic incidents, we shall land the reader without delay at the great sea-port of the Brazilian empire.
insatiable
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
insignificant
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From this reading The streets are dirty, and the houses, even the public buildings, insignificant.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The traveller's description of it is not very favourably coloured.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The traveller's description of it is not very favourably coloured.
Janeiro
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
knowledge
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
land
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From this reading As the voyage was divested of romantic incidents, we shall land the reader without delay at the great sea-port of the Brazilian empire.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
Madame
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
new
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The traveller's description of it is not very favourably coloured.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
Palace
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From this reading The Imperial Palace has not the slightest architectural pretensions.
Pfeiffer
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
places
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
pretensions
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From this reading The Imperial Palace has not the slightest architectural pretensions.
proceeded
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
Prompted
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
public
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From this reading The streets are dirty, and the houses, even the public buildings, insignificant.
reader
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From this reading As the voyage was divested of romantic incidents, we shall land the reader without delay at the great sea-port of the Brazilian empire.
Rio
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
romantic
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From this reading As the voyage was divested of romantic incidents, we shall land the reader without delay at the great sea-port of the Brazilian empire.
sea-port
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From this reading As the voyage was divested of romantic incidents, we shall land the reader without delay at the great sea-port of the Brazilian empire.
see
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading As the voyage was divested of romantic incidents, we shall land the reader without delay at the great sea-port of the Brazilian empire.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
slightest
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From this reading The Imperial Palace has not the slightest architectural pretensions.
streets
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From this reading The streets are dirty, and the houses, even the public buildings, insignificant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
things
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
thirst
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
traveller's
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From this reading The traveller's description of it is not very favourably coloured.
very
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From this reading The traveller's description of it is not very favourably coloured.
Vienna
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From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
voyage
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From this reading As the voyage was divested of romantic incidents, we shall land the reader without delay at the great sea-port of the Brazilian empire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the voyage was divested of romantic incidents, we shall land the reader without delay at the great sea-port of the Brazilian empire.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As the voyage was divested of romantic incidents, we shall land the reader without delay at the great sea-port of the Brazilian empire.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Prompted by a boundless thirst for knowledge and an insatiable desire to see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of May 1846, and proceeded to Hamburg, where she embarked on board a Danish brig, the _Caroline_, for Rio Janeiro.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading As the voyage was divested of romantic incidents, we shall land the reader without delay at the great sea-port of the Brazilian empire.
