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10th
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
ahead
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
all
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
Almiranta
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
beach
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From this reading Those in the launch presently shouted: "People, people on the beach!"
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We presently steered towards it, and soon a high and thick smoke was seen to rise between two palms.
constantly
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
day
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
desert
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From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
expected
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From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
February
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
fired
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
first
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From this reading The first inhabited island is sighted; what happened there with the natives.
happened
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From this reading The first inhabited island is sighted; what happened there with the natives.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
high
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From this reading We presently steered towards it, and soon a high and thick smoke was seen to rise between two palms.
horizon
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
inhabited
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From this reading The first inhabited island is sighted; what happened there with the natives.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first inhabited island is sighted; what happened there with the natives.
island
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From this reading The first inhabited island is sighted; what happened there with the natives.
islands
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From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
land
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
launch
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From this reading Those in the launch presently shouted: "People, people on the beach!"
look-out
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
man
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
mast-head
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
moderate
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From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
natives
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From this reading The first inhabited island is sighted; what happened there with the natives.
Next
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Those in the launch presently shouted: "People, people on the beach!"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
other
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From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
palms
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From this reading We presently steered towards it, and soon a high and thick smoke was seen to rise between two palms.
parts
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
People
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From this reading Those in the launch presently shouted: "People, people on the beach!"
piece
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
presently
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From this reading We presently steered towards it, and soon a high and thick smoke was seen to rise between two palms.
received
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From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
rejoicing
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From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
report
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From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
reported
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
rise
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From this reading We presently steered towards it, and soon a high and thick smoke was seen to rise between two palms.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
seen
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From this reading We presently steered towards it, and soon a high and thick smoke was seen to rise between two palms.
ships
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
shouted
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From this reading Those in the launch presently shouted: "People, people on the beach!"
sighted
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From this reading The first inhabited island is sighted; what happened there with the natives.
smoke
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From this reading We presently steered towards it, and soon a high and thick smoke was seen to rise between two palms.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
soon
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From this reading We presently steered towards it, and soon a high and thick smoke was seen to rise between two palms.
steered
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From this reading We presently steered towards it, and soon a high and thick smoke was seen to rise between two palms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first inhabited island is sighted; what happened there with the natives.
there
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From this reading The first inhabited island is sighted; what happened there with the natives.
thick
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From this reading We presently steered towards it, and soon a high and thick smoke was seen to rise between two palms.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those in the launch presently shouted: "People, people on the beach!"
three
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We presently steered towards it, and soon a high and thick smoke was seen to rise between two palms.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading We presently steered towards it, and soon a high and thick smoke was seen to rise between two palms.
two
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From this reading We presently steered towards it, and soon a high and thick smoke was seen to rise between two palms.
very
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From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
watching
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From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We presently steered towards it, and soon a high and thick smoke was seen to rise between two palms.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The first inhabited island is sighted; what happened there with the natives.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Next day, which was the 10th of February, having a look-out man at each mast-head, constantly watching all parts of the horizon, the Almiranta fired a piece, and land ahead was reported in all three ships.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first inhabited island is sighted; what happened there with the natives.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As all the other islands were desert, it was expected that this one would be the same, so the report was received with very moderate rejoicing.
