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14
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From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
1913
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From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
aged
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From this reading With me were my two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, aged nineteen and fifteen respectively, and a cousin of theirs, Nicholas, aged twenty.
ages
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From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
all
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From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
Archie
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From this reading With me were my two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, aged nineteen and fifteen respectively, and a cousin of theirs, Nicholas, aged twenty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
Baalbec
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From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
beautiful
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From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
bygone
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From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
CANYON
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Colorado
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comfortable
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COUGAR
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cousin
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From this reading With me were my two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, aged nineteen and fifteen respectively, and a cousin of theirs, Nicholas, aged twenty.
Dim
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From this reading Dim, vast, mysterious, the canyon lay in the shimmering radiance.
edge
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From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
El
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From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
else
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From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
fifteen
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From this reading With me were my two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, aged nineteen and fifteen respectively, and a cousin of theirs, Nicholas, aged twenty.
full
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From this reading The moon was full.
gathered
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GRAND
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Hotel
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HUNT
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From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
July
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From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
Karnak
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From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
lay
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From this reading Dim, vast, mysterious, the canyon lay in the shimmering radiance.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With me were my two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, aged nineteen and fifteen respectively, and a cousin of theirs, Nicholas, aged twenty.
moon
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From this reading The moon was full.
moonlight
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From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
most
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From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With me were my two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, aged nineteen and fifteen respectively, and a cousin of theirs, Nicholas, aged twenty.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Dim, vast, mysterious, the canyon lay in the shimmering radiance.
nature
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From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
Nicholas
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From this reading With me were my two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, aged nineteen and fifteen respectively, and a cousin of theirs, Nicholas, aged twenty.
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With me were my two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, aged nineteen and fifteen respectively, and a cousin of theirs, Nicholas, aged twenty.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
other
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From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
overlooking
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From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
palaces
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From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
Quentin
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From this reading With me were my two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, aged nineteen and fifteen respectively, and a cousin of theirs, Nicholas, aged twenty.
radiance
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From this reading Dim, vast, mysterious, the canyon lay in the shimmering radiance.
respectively
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From this reading With me were my two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, aged nineteen and fifteen respectively, and a cousin of theirs, Nicholas, aged twenty.
RIM
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From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
ruined
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From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
scenery
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From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
seen
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From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
shimmering
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From this reading Dim, vast, mysterious, the canyon lay in the shimmering radiance.
sons
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From this reading With me were my two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, aged nineteen and fifteen respectively, and a cousin of theirs, Nicholas, aged twenty.
stand
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From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
stands
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From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
strange
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From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
temples
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From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading With me were my two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, aged nineteen and fifteen respectively, and a cousin of theirs, Nicholas, aged twenty.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To all else that is strange and beautiful in nature the Canyon stands as Karnak and Baalbec, seen by moonlight, stand to all other ruined temples and palaces of the bygone ages.
Tovar
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From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
twenty
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From this reading With me were my two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, aged nineteen and fifteen respectively, and a cousin of theirs, Nicholas, aged twenty.
two
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From this reading With me were my two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, aged nineteen and fifteen respectively, and a cousin of theirs, Nicholas, aged twenty.
vast
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From this reading Dim, vast, mysterious, the canyon lay in the shimmering radiance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon was full.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With me were my two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, aged nineteen and fifteen respectively, and a cousin of theirs, Nicholas, aged twenty.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With me were my two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, aged nineteen and fifteen respectively, and a cousin of theirs, Nicholas, aged twenty.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
world
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From this reading A COUGAR HUNT ON THE RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON On July 14, 1913, our party gathered at the comfortable El Tovar Hotel, on the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, and therefore overlooking the most wonderful scenery in the world.
younger
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From this reading With me were my two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, aged nineteen and fifteen respectively, and a cousin of theirs, Nicholas, aged twenty.
