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The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras
The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras

Chapter I

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CAPTAIN HATTERAS.
JULES VERNE.
THE VOYAGES AND ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS.
TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF JULES VERNE.
_WITH TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY RIOU_.
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The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras

Chapter I

Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CAPTAIN HATTERAS.
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JULES VERNE.
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THE VOYAGES AND ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS.
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TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF JULES VERNE.
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_WITH TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY RIOU_.

Learner Dictionary

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

CAPTAIN noun US /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “CAPTAIN HATTERAS.”

All words in this reading · 19

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ADVENTURES

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From this reading THE VOYAGES AND ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE VOYAGES AND ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _WITH TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY RIOU_.

CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading CAPTAIN HATTERAS.

FIFTY

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From this reading _WITH TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY RIOU_.

FRENCH

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From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF JULES VERNE.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF JULES VERNE.

HATTERAS

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From this reading CAPTAIN HATTERAS.

HUNDRED

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From this reading _WITH TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY RIOU_.

ILLUSTRATIONS

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From this reading _WITH TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY RIOU_.

JULES

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From this reading JULES VERNE.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE VOYAGES AND ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS.

RIOU

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From this reading _WITH TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY RIOU_.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE VOYAGES AND ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS.

TRANSLATED

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From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF JULES VERNE.

TWO

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From this reading _WITH TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY RIOU_.

VERNE

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From this reading JULES VERNE.

VOYAGES

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From this reading THE VOYAGES AND ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _WITH TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY RIOU_.