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1,800
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From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
16
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From this reading On April 16 we raised Martinique and Guadalupe from a distance of about thirty miles.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On April 16 we raised Martinique and Guadalupe from a distance of about thirty miles.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On April 16 we raised Martinique and Guadalupe from a distance of about thirty miles.
agree
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From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
American
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From this reading The Devilfish FOR SOME DAYS the Nautilus kept veering away from the American coast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
April
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From this reading On April 16 we raised Martinique and Guadalupe from a distance of about thirty miles.
average
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From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
away
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From this reading The Devilfish FOR SOME DAYS the Nautilus kept veering away from the American coast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
Caribbean
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From this reading It obviously didn’t want to frequent the waves of the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea.
coast
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From this reading The Devilfish FOR SOME DAYS the Nautilus kept veering away from the American coast.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For one instant I could see their lofty peaks.
DAYS
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From this reading The Devilfish FOR SOME DAYS the Nautilus kept veering away from the American coast.
depth
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From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
Devilfish
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From this reading The Devilfish FOR SOME DAYS the Nautilus kept veering away from the American coast.
didn't
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From this reading It obviously didn’t want to frequent the waves of the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea.
distance
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From this reading On April 16 we raised Martinique and Guadalupe from a distance of about thirty miles.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Devilfish FOR SOME DAYS the Nautilus kept veering away from the American coast.
frequent
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From this reading It obviously didn’t want to frequent the waves of the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Devilfish FOR SOME DAYS the Nautilus kept veering away from the American coast.
Guadalupe
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From this reading On April 16 we raised Martinique and Guadalupe from a distance of about thirty miles.
Gulf
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From this reading It obviously didn’t want to frequent the waves of the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For one instant I could see their lofty peaks.
instant
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From this reading For one instant I could see their lofty peaks.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
islands
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From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It obviously didn’t want to frequent the waves of the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
keel
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From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
kept
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From this reading The Devilfish FOR SOME DAYS the Nautilus kept veering away from the American coast.
lofty
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From this reading For one instant I could see their lofty peaks.
Martinique
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From this reading On April 16 we raised Martinique and Guadalupe from a distance of about thirty miles.
meters
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From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
Mexico
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From this reading It obviously didn’t want to frequent the waves of the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea.
miles
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From this reading On April 16 we raised Martinique and Guadalupe from a distance of about thirty miles.
Nautilus
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From this reading The Devilfish FOR SOME DAYS the Nautilus kept veering away from the American coast.
Nemo
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From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
obviously
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From this reading It obviously didn’t want to frequent the waves of the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It obviously didn’t want to frequent the waves of the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On April 16 we raised Martinique and Guadalupe from a distance of about thirty miles.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one instant I could see their lofty peaks.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It obviously didn’t want to frequent the waves of the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea.
peaks
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From this reading For one instant I could see their lofty peaks.
plowed
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From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
probably
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From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
raised
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From this reading On April 16 we raised Martinique and Guadalupe from a distance of about thirty miles.
Sea
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From this reading It obviously didn’t want to frequent the waves of the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea.
seas
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From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
see
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From this reading For one instant I could see their lofty peaks.
shortage
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From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
SOME
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From this reading The Devilfish FOR SOME DAYS the Nautilus kept veering away from the American coast.
steamers
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From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
strewn
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From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Devilfish FOR SOME DAYS the Nautilus kept veering away from the American coast.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For one instant I could see their lofty peaks.
there
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From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
thirty
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From this reading On April 16 we raised Martinique and Guadalupe from a distance of about thirty miles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It obviously didn’t want to frequent the waves of the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
veering
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From this reading The Devilfish FOR SOME DAYS the Nautilus kept veering away from the American coast.
want
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From this reading It obviously didn’t want to frequent the waves of the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
water
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From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
waterways
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From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
waves
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From this reading It obviously didn’t want to frequent the waves of the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On April 16 we raised Martinique and Guadalupe from a distance of about thirty miles.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there was no shortage of water under its keel, since the average depth of these seas is 1,800 meters; but these waterways, strewn with islands and plowed by steamers, probably didn’t agree with Captain Nemo.
