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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The first ended in that moving scene at the coral cemetery, which left a profound impression on my mind.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No man either!” the captain had added.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There the last sleep of the Nautilus’s occupants, friends bound together in death as in life, would be disturbed by no monster of the deep!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first ended in that moving scene at the coral cemetery, which left a profound impression on my mind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There the last sleep of the Nautilus’s occupants, friends bound together in death as in life, would be disturbed by no monster of the deep!
BEGIN
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From this reading The Indian Ocean NOW WE BEGIN the second part of this voyage under the seas.
bound
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From this reading There the last sleep of the Nautilus’s occupants, friends bound together in death as in life, would be disturbed by no monster of the deep!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There the last sleep of the Nautilus’s occupants, friends bound together in death as in life, would be disturbed by no monster of the deep!
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
cemeterynounUS /ˈcemetery/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The first ended in that moving scene at the coral cemetery, which left a profound impression on my mind.
coral
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From this reading The first ended in that moving scene at the coral cemetery, which left a profound impression on my mind.
death
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From this reading There the last sleep of the Nautilus’s occupants, friends bound together in death as in life, would be disturbed by no monster of the deep!
deep
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From this reading There the last sleep of the Nautilus’s occupants, friends bound together in death as in life, would be disturbed by no monster of the deep!
depths
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From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
disturbed
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From this reading There the last sleep of the Nautilus’s occupants, friends bound together in death as in life, would be disturbed by no monster of the deep!
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “No man either!” the captain had added.
ended
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From this reading The first ended in that moving scene at the coral cemetery, which left a profound impression on my mind.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first ended in that moving scene at the coral cemetery, which left a profound impression on my mind.
friends
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From this reading There the last sleep of the Nautilus’s occupants, friends bound together in death as in life, would be disturbed by no monster of the deep!
grave
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From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “No man either!” the captain had added.
heart
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From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
immense
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From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
impenetrable
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From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
impression
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From this reading The first ended in that moving scene at the coral cemetery, which left a profound impression on my mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first ended in that moving scene at the coral cemetery, which left a profound impression on my mind.
Indian
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From this reading The Indian Ocean NOW WE BEGIN the second part of this voyage under the seas.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There the last sleep of the Nautilus’s occupants, friends bound together in death as in life, would be disturbed by no monster of the deep!
lay
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From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first ended in that moving scene at the coral cemetery, which left a profound impression on my mind.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
live
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From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
man
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From this reading “No man either!” the captain had added.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first ended in that moving scene at the coral cemetery, which left a profound impression on my mind.
monster
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From this reading There the last sleep of the Nautilus’s occupants, friends bound together in death as in life, would be disturbed by no monster of the deep!
moving
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From this reading The first ended in that moving scene at the coral cemetery, which left a profound impression on my mind.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The first ended in that moving scene at the coral cemetery, which left a profound impression on my mind.
Nautilus's
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From this reading There the last sleep of the Nautilus’s occupants, friends bound together in death as in life, would be disturbed by no monster of the deep!
Nemo
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From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There the last sleep of the Nautilus’s occupants, friends bound together in death as in life, would be disturbed by no monster of the deep!
NOW
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From this reading The Indian Ocean NOW WE BEGIN the second part of this voyage under the seas.
occupants
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From this reading There the last sleep of the Nautilus’s occupants, friends bound together in death as in life, would be disturbed by no monster of the deep!
Ocean
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From this reading The Indian Ocean NOW WE BEGIN the second part of this voyage under the seas.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Indian Ocean NOW WE BEGIN the second part of this voyage under the seas.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first ended in that moving scene at the coral cemetery, which left a profound impression on my mind.
out
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From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Indian Ocean NOW WE BEGIN the second part of this voyage under the seas.
profound
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From this reading The first ended in that moving scene at the coral cemetery, which left a profound impression on my mind.
ready
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From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
scene
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From this reading The first ended in that moving scene at the coral cemetery, which left a profound impression on my mind.
sea
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From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
seas
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From this reading The Indian Ocean NOW WE BEGIN the second part of this voyage under the seas.
second
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From this reading The Indian Ocean NOW WE BEGIN the second part of this voyage under the seas.
sleep
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From this reading There the last sleep of the Nautilus’s occupants, friends bound together in death as in life, would be disturbed by no monster of the deep!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first ended in that moving scene at the coral cemetery, which left a profound impression on my mind.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Indian Ocean NOW WE BEGIN the second part of this voyage under the seas.
There
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From this reading There the last sleep of the Nautilus’s occupants, friends bound together in death as in life, would be disturbed by no monster of the deep!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Indian Ocean NOW WE BEGIN the second part of this voyage under the seas.
together
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From this reading There the last sleep of the Nautilus’s occupants, friends bound together in death as in life, would be disturbed by no monster of the deep!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Indian Ocean NOW WE BEGIN the second part of this voyage under the seas.
voyage
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From this reading The Indian Ocean NOW WE BEGIN the second part of this voyage under the seas.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Indian Ocean NOW WE BEGIN the second part of this voyage under the seas.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first ended in that moving scene at the coral cemetery, which left a profound impression on my mind.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And so Captain Nemo would live out his life entirely in the heart of this immense sea, and even his grave lay ready in its impenetrable depths.
