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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 As guide one day for the wife of a well-known geologist, I secured a new idea regarding altitude.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
altitude
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From this reading As guide one day for the wife of a well-known geologist, I secured a new idea regarding altitude.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As guide one day for the wife of a well-known geologist, I secured a new idea regarding altitude.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Near the timberline we emerged into a little grassy glade beside a rushing stream.
chipmunk
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From this reading We halted occasionally to watch a scampering chipmunk or to explain our harmless errand to a scolding squirrel.
close
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From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
collect
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From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
dawn
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From this reading We left the valley at dawn, let our horses pick their way slowly upward.
day
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From this reading As guide one day for the wife of a well-known geologist, I secured a new idea regarding altitude.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
emerged
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From this reading Near the timberline we emerged into a little grassy glade beside a rushing stream.
errand
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From this reading We halted occasionally to watch a scampering chipmunk or to explain our harmless errand to a scolding squirrel.
explain
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From this reading We halted occasionally to watch a scampering chipmunk or to explain our harmless errand to a scolding squirrel.
flower
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From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As guide one day for the wife of a well-known geologist, I secured a new idea regarding altitude.
geologist
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From this reading As guide one day for the wife of a well-known geologist, I secured a new idea regarding altitude.
glade
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From this reading Near the timberline we emerged into a little grassy glade beside a rushing stream.
grassy
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From this reading Near the timberline we emerged into a little grassy glade beside a rushing stream.
guide
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From this reading As guide one day for the wife of a well-known geologist, I secured a new idea regarding altitude.
halted
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From this reading We halted occasionally to watch a scampering chipmunk or to explain our harmless errand to a scolding squirrel.
hand
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From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
harmless
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From this reading We halted occasionally to watch a scampering chipmunk or to explain our harmless errand to a scolding squirrel.
hoped
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From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
horses
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From this reading We left the valley at dawn, let our horses pick their way slowly upward.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As guide one day for the wife of a well-known geologist, I secured a new idea regarding altitude.
idea
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From this reading As guide one day for the wife of a well-known geologist, I secured a new idea regarding altitude.
identify
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From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Near the timberline we emerged into a little grassy glade beside a rushing stream.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left the valley at dawn, let our horses pick their way slowly upward.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We left the valley at dawn, let our horses pick their way slowly upward.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Near the timberline we emerged into a little grassy glade beside a rushing stream.
mountain
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From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
Near
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From this reading Near the timberline we emerged into a little grassy glade beside a rushing stream.
new
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From this reading As guide one day for the wife of a well-known geologist, I secured a new idea regarding altitude.
observe
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From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
occasionally
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From this reading We halted occasionally to watch a scampering chipmunk or to explain our harmless errand to a scolding squirrel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As guide one day for the wife of a well-known geologist, I secured a new idea regarding altitude.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As guide one day for the wife of a well-known geologist, I secured a new idea regarding altitude.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We halted occasionally to watch a scampering chipmunk or to explain our harmless errand to a scolding squirrel.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We left the valley at dawn, let our horses pick their way slowly upward.
pick
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From this reading We left the valley at dawn, let our horses pick their way slowly upward.
ranges
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From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
regarding
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From this reading As guide one day for the wife of a well-known geologist, I secured a new idea regarding altitude.
rushing
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From this reading Near the timberline we emerged into a little grassy glade beside a rushing stream.
scampering
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From this reading We halted occasionally to watch a scampering chipmunk or to explain our harmless errand to a scolding squirrel.
scolding
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From this reading We halted occasionally to watch a scampering chipmunk or to explain our harmless errand to a scolding squirrel.
secured
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From this reading As guide one day for the wife of a well-known geologist, I secured a new idea regarding altitude.
slowly
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From this reading We left the valley at dawn, let our horses pick their way slowly upward.
specimens
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From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
spend
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From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
squirrel
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From this reading We halted occasionally to watch a scampering chipmunk or to explain our harmless errand to a scolding squirrel.
stream
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From this reading Near the timberline we emerged into a little grassy glade beside a rushing stream.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As guide one day for the wife of a well-known geologist, I secured a new idea regarding altitude.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We left the valley at dawn, let our horses pick their way slowly upward.
timberline
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From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
upward
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From this reading We left the valley at dawn, let our horses pick their way slowly upward.
valley
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From this reading We left the valley at dawn, let our horses pick their way slowly upward.
watch
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From this reading We halted occasionally to watch a scampering chipmunk or to explain our harmless errand to a scolding squirrel.
way
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From this reading We left the valley at dawn, let our horses pick their way slowly upward.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
well-known
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From this reading As guide one day for the wife of a well-known geologist, I secured a new idea regarding altitude.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
wife
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From this reading As guide one day for the wife of a well-known geologist, I secured a new idea regarding altitude.
wild
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From this reading We were to spend the day above timberline, where we hoped to identify the distant mountain ranges, observe the wild life close at hand and collect flower specimens.
