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The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines
The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 21 of The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines by Hezekiah Butterworth holds 80 sentences, grouped into 16 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 21 holds 80 sentences of The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.

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THE DEATH OF MAGELLAN.
Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.
He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.
He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.
On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.
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The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

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THE DEATH OF MAGELLAN.
Line 2
Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.
Line 3
He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.
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He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.
Line 5
On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.”

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1520

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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.

26

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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.

April

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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.

aside

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From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.

best

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From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.

chiefs

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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.

DEATH

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From this reading THE DEATH OF MAGELLAN.

end

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From this reading He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.

ever

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From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.

Friday

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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.

glory

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From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.

goats

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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.

good

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From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.

great

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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.

interest

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From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.

Island

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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.

life

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From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.

lived

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From this reading He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.

MAGELLAN

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From this reading THE DEATH OF MAGELLAN.

Matan

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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE DEATH OF MAGELLAN.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.

others

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From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.

own

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From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.

present

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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.

put

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From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.

ready

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From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.

self

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.

sent

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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.

service

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From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.

shown

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.

sons

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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.

sought

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.

spirit

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From this reading He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE DEATH OF MAGELLAN.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.

two

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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.

unselfish

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.

wealth

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.

welfare

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From this reading He had sought welfare and not wealth, service and not self, and his life was about to end in the unselfish spirit in which it had lived.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading He was ever ready to put his own interest aside in the service of that which was best for others.

world

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From this reading Magellan, as we have shown, had sought not wealth, nor glory, but the good of the world in his life.

Zula

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From this reading On Friday, April 26, 1520, Zula, one of the great chiefs of the Island of Matan, sent to Magellan one of his sons and two goats as a present.