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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 railway passed through the wide, rolling agricultural country of central Chile, a country of farms and prosperous towns.
accessible
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From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
ACROSSprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
agricultural
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From this reading The railway passed through the wide, rolling agricultural country of central Chile, a country of farms and prosperous towns.
altitude
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From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
ANDES
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From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
Argentina
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From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
Argentine
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From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
authorities
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From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
beautiful
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From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
came
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From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
central
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From this reading The railway passed through the wide, rolling agricultural country of central Chile, a country of farms and prosperous towns.
chain
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From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
Chile
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From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
comparatively
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From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
considerate
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From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
country
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From this reading The railway passed through the wide, rolling agricultural country of central Chile, a country of farms and prosperous towns.
cross
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From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
easiest
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From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
end
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From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
farms
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From this reading The railway passed through the wide, rolling agricultural country of central Chile, a country of farms and prosperous towns.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Santiago we went south by rail to Puerto Varas.
governmental
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From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
grows
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From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
hosts
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From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
leave
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From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
less
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From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
low
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From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
met
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From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
most
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From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
motor-cars
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From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
mountain
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From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
NORTHERN
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From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
other
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From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
pass
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From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The railway passed through the wide, rolling agricultural country of central Chile, a country of farms and prosperous towns.
passes
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From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
PATAGONIA
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From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
Patagonian
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From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading The railway passed through the wide, rolling agricultural country of central Chile, a country of farms and prosperous towns.
Puerto
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From this reading From Santiago we went south by rail to Puerto Varas.
rail
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From this reading From Santiago we went south by rail to Puerto Varas.
railway
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From this reading The railway passed through the wide, rolling agricultural country of central Chile, a country of farms and prosperous towns.
rolling
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From this reading The railway passed through the wide, rolling agricultural country of central Chile, a country of farms and prosperous towns.
Santiago
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From this reading From Santiago we went south by rail to Puerto Varas.
sent
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From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
side
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From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
south
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From this reading From Santiago we went south by rail to Puerto Varas.
southward
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From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
stretches
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From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
there
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From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The railway passed through the wide, rolling agricultural country of central Chile, a country of farms and prosperous towns.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
towns
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From this reading The railway passed through the wide, rolling agricultural country of central Chile, a country of farms and prosperous towns.
Varas
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From this reading From Santiago we went south by rail to Puerto Varas.
wall
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From this reading ACROSS THE ANDES AND NORTHERN PATAGONIA As the great chain of the Andes stretches southward its altitude grows less, and the mountain wall is here and there broken by passes.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Santiago we went south by rail to Puerto Varas.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the other end of the pass, on the Argentine or Patagonian side, we were to be met by motor-cars, sent thither by my considerate hosts, the governmental authorities of Argentina.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the time came for me to leave Chile I determined to cross the Andes by the easiest and most accessible and one of the most beautiful of these comparatively low passes.
wide
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From this reading The railway passed through the wide, rolling agricultural country of central Chile, a country of farms and prosperous towns.
