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6th
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From this reading "This is the 6th of September," they said; "a day that we shall ever have occasion to celebrate."
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When they reached the Cape Verde Islands, the sailors found that a very strange thing had happened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They met the ships from Seville there, and doubtless disputed with the traders in regard to what day of the week it was.
Cape
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From this reading When they reached the Cape Verde Islands, the sailors found that a very strange thing had happened.
celebrate
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From this reading "This is the 6th of September," they said; "a day that we shall ever have occasion to celebrate."
DAY
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From this reading THE LOST DAY.
disputed
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From this reading They met the ships from Seville there, and doubtless disputed with the traders in regard to what day of the week it was.
doubtless
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From this reading They met the ships from Seville there, and doubtless disputed with the traders in regard to what day of the week it was.
ever
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From this reading "This is the 6th of September," they said; "a day that we shall ever have occasion to celebrate."
found
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From this reading When they reached the Cape Verde Islands, the sailors found that a very strange thing had happened.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They met the ships from Seville there, and doubtless disputed with the traders in regard to what day of the week it was.
gained
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From this reading They had lost a day--or, the islanders had gained a day!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they reached the Cape Verde Islands, the sailors found that a very strange thing had happened.
happened
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From this reading When they reached the Cape Verde Islands, the sailors found that a very strange thing had happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "This is the 6th of September," they said; "a day that we shall ever have occasion to celebrate."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They met the ships from Seville there, and doubtless disputed with the traders in regard to what day of the week it was.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is the 6th of September," they said; "a day that we shall ever have occasion to celebrate."
islanders
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From this reading They had lost a day--or, the islanders had gained a day!
Islands
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From this reading When they reached the Cape Verde Islands, the sailors found that a very strange thing had happened.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They met the ships from Seville there, and doubtless disputed with the traders in regard to what day of the week it was.
LOST
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From this reading THE LOST DAY.
met
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From this reading They met the ships from Seville there, and doubtless disputed with the traders in regard to what day of the week it was.
occasion
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From this reading "This is the 6th of September," they said; "a day that we shall ever have occasion to celebrate."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They met the ships from Seville there, and doubtless disputed with the traders in regard to what day of the week it was.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They had lost a day--or, the islanders had gained a day!
reached
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From this reading When they reached the Cape Verde Islands, the sailors found that a very strange thing had happened.
regard
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From this reading They met the ships from Seville there, and doubtless disputed with the traders in regard to what day of the week it was.
said
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From this reading "This is the 6th of September," they said; "a day that we shall ever have occasion to celebrate."
sailors
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From this reading When they reached the Cape Verde Islands, the sailors found that a very strange thing had happened.
September
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From this reading "This is the 6th of September," they said; "a day that we shall ever have occasion to celebrate."
Seville
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From this reading They met the ships from Seville there, and doubtless disputed with the traders in regard to what day of the week it was.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "This is the 6th of September," they said; "a day that we shall ever have occasion to celebrate."
ships
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From this reading They met the ships from Seville there, and doubtless disputed with the traders in regard to what day of the week it was.
strange
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From this reading When they reached the Cape Verde Islands, the sailors found that a very strange thing had happened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When they reached the Cape Verde Islands, the sailors found that a very strange thing had happened.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOST DAY.
there
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From this reading They met the ships from Seville there, and doubtless disputed with the traders in regard to what day of the week it was.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they reached the Cape Verde Islands, the sailors found that a very strange thing had happened.
thing
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From this reading When they reached the Cape Verde Islands, the sailors found that a very strange thing had happened.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is the 6th of September," they said; "a day that we shall ever have occasion to celebrate."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They met the ships from Seville there, and doubtless disputed with the traders in regard to what day of the week it was.
traders
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From this reading They met the ships from Seville there, and doubtless disputed with the traders in regard to what day of the week it was.
Verde
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From this reading When they reached the Cape Verde Islands, the sailors found that a very strange thing had happened.
very
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From this reading When they reached the Cape Verde Islands, the sailors found that a very strange thing had happened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They met the ships from Seville there, and doubtless disputed with the traders in regard to what day of the week it was.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "This is the 6th of September," they said; "a day that we shall ever have occasion to celebrate."
week
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From this reading They met the ships from Seville there, and doubtless disputed with the traders in regard to what day of the week it was.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They met the ships from Seville there, and doubtless disputed with the traders in regard to what day of the week it was.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they reached the Cape Verde Islands, the sailors found that a very strange thing had happened.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They met the ships from Seville there, and doubtless disputed with the traders in regard to what day of the week it was.
