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The Two Admirals
The Two Admirals

Chapter XIX

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"O'er the glad waters of the dark-blue sea.
Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free.
Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire and behold our home."
THE CORSAIR.
One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.
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The Two Admirals

Chapter XIX

Reading 1/58 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"O'er the glad waters of the dark-blue sea.
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Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free.
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Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire and behold our home."
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THE CORSAIR.
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One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

Learner Dictionary

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

Free adjective US /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading “Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.”

All words in this reading · 53

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action

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From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

agitates

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From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

all

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From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free.

aware

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From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

bear

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From this reading Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire and behold our home."

behold

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From this reading Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire and behold our home."

billows

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From this reading Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire and behold our home."

bosom

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From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

boundless

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From this reading Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free.

breeze

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From this reading Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire and behold our home."

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire and behold our home."

closely

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From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

CORSAIR

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From this reading THE CORSAIR.

dangers

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From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

dark-blue

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From this reading "O'er the glad waters of the dark-blue sea.

empire

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From this reading Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire and behold our home."

extent

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From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

fairly

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From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

Far

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From this reading Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire and behold our home."

feel

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From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

foam

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From this reading Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire and behold our home."

freeadjectiveUS /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free.

fully

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From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

glad

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From this reading "O'er the glad waters of the dark-blue sea.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

home

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From this reading Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire and behold our home."

indeed

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From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

movement

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From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

O'er

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From this reading "O'er the glad waters of the dark-blue sea.

ocean

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From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "O'er the glad waters of the dark-blue sea.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free.

power

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From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

reason

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From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

sea

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From this reading "O'er the glad waters of the dark-blue sea.

souls

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From this reading Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free.

subject

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From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

Survey

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From this reading Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire and behold our home."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "O'er the glad waters of the dark-blue sea.

thoughts

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From this reading Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

waters

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From this reading "O'er the glad waters of the dark-blue sea.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading One is never fully aware of the extent of the movement that agitates the bosom of the ocean until fairly subject to its action himself, when indeed we all feel its power and reason closely on its dangers.