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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 At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Somewhere about the middle of the day we halted for breakfast at Cocuta, a native _tambo_ or wayside inn, though the pack-train pushed on slowly, nibbling the bunch-grass as it went.
acre
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From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
air
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From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
allurements
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From this reading Five minutes later I halted and gladly put it on once more, for the thin air was treacherous in its allurements.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
breakfast
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From this reading Somewhere about the middle of the day we halted for breakfast at Cocuta, a native _tambo_ or wayside inn, though the pack-train pushed on slowly, nibbling the bunch-grass as it went.
breeze
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From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
buildings
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From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
bunch-grass
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From this reading Somewhere about the middle of the day we halted for breakfast at Cocuta, a native _tambo_ or wayside inn, though the pack-train pushed on slowly, nibbling the bunch-grass as it went.
burro
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From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
coat
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From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
Cocuta
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From this reading Somewhere about the middle of the day we halted for breakfast at Cocuta, a native _tambo_ or wayside inn, though the pack-train pushed on slowly, nibbling the bunch-grass as it went.
converging
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From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
corrals
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From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
day
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From this reading Somewhere about the middle of the day we halted for breakfast at Cocuta, a native _tambo_ or wayside inn, though the pack-train pushed on slowly, nibbling the bunch-grass as it went.
distance
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From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
dotted
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From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
Five
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From this reading Five minutes later I halted and gladly put it on once more, for the thin air was treacherous in its allurements.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Five minutes later I halted and gladly put it on once more, for the thin air was treacherous in its allurements.
fortress
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From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
gladly
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From this reading Five minutes later I halted and gladly put it on once more, for the thin air was treacherous in its allurements.
granaries
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From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
ground
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From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
halted
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From this reading Five minutes later I halted and gladly put it on once more, for the thin air was treacherous in its allurements.
heavy
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From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
high
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From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Five minutes later I halted and gladly put it on once more, for the thin air was treacherous in its allurements.
inclosed
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From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
inn
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From this reading Somewhere about the middle of the day we halted for breakfast at Cocuta, a native _tambo_ or wayside inn, though the pack-train pushed on slowly, nibbling the bunch-grass as it went.
inside
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From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Five minutes later I halted and gladly put it on once more, for the thin air was treacherous in its allurements.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Five minutes later I halted and gladly put it on once more, for the thin air was treacherous in its allurements.
later
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From this reading Five minutes later I halted and gladly put it on once more, for the thin air was treacherous in its allurements.
light
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From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
lines
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From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
llama-trains
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From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
lonely
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From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
middle
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From this reading Somewhere about the middle of the day we halted for breakfast at Cocuta, a native _tambo_ or wayside inn, though the pack-train pushed on slowly, nibbling the bunch-grass as it went.
minutes
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From this reading Five minutes later I halted and gladly put it on once more, for the thin air was treacherous in its allurements.
more
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From this reading Five minutes later I halted and gladly put it on once more, for the thin air was treacherous in its allurements.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
mud
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From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
mud-brick
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From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
native
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From this reading Somewhere about the middle of the day we halted for breakfast at Cocuta, a native _tambo_ or wayside inn, though the pack-train pushed on slowly, nibbling the bunch-grass as it went.
nibbling
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From this reading Somewhere about the middle of the day we halted for breakfast at Cocuta, a native _tambo_ or wayside inn, though the pack-train pushed on slowly, nibbling the bunch-grass as it went.
northern
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From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Five minutes later I halted and gladly put it on once more, for the thin air was treacherous in its allurements.
once
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From this reading Five minutes later I halted and gladly put it on once more, for the thin air was treacherous in its allurements.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Somewhere about the middle of the day we halted for breakfast at Cocuta, a native _tambo_ or wayside inn, though the pack-train pushed on slowly, nibbling the bunch-grass as it went.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
pack-train
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From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
plateaunounUS /plateau/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
pushed
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From this reading Somewhere about the middle of the day we halted for breakfast at Cocuta, a native _tambo_ or wayside inn, though the pack-train pushed on slowly, nibbling the bunch-grass as it went.
put
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From this reading Five minutes later I halted and gladly put it on once more, for the thin air was treacherous in its allurements.
rapidly
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From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
saddle
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From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
seductive
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From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
slowly
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From this reading Somewhere about the middle of the day we halted for breakfast at Cocuta, a native _tambo_ or wayside inn, though the pack-train pushed on slowly, nibbling the bunch-grass as it went.
solitary
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From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
Somewhere
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From this reading Somewhere about the middle of the day we halted for breakfast at Cocuta, a native _tambo_ or wayside inn, though the pack-train pushed on slowly, nibbling the bunch-grass as it went.
speck
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From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
spring
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From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
strapped
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From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
suggestion
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From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
sun
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From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
surrounded
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From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
tambo
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From this reading Somewhere about the middle of the day we halted for breakfast at Cocuta, a native _tambo_ or wayside inn, though the pack-train pushed on slowly, nibbling the bunch-grass as it went.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
there
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From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
thick
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From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Five minutes later I halted and gladly put it on once more, for the thin air was treacherous in its allurements.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Somewhere about the middle of the day we halted for breakfast at Cocuta, a native _tambo_ or wayside inn, though the pack-train pushed on slowly, nibbling the bunch-grass as it went.
tiny
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From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
touch
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From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
treacherous
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From this reading Five minutes later I halted and gladly put it on once more, for the thin air was treacherous in its allurements.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
wall
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From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
warmed
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From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
wayside
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From this reading Somewhere about the middle of the day we halted for breakfast at Cocuta, a native _tambo_ or wayside inn, though the pack-train pushed on slowly, nibbling the bunch-grass as it went.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Somewhere about the middle of the day we halted for breakfast at Cocuta, a native _tambo_ or wayside inn, though the pack-train pushed on slowly, nibbling the bunch-grass as it went.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somewhere about the middle of the day we halted for breakfast at Cocuta, a native _tambo_ or wayside inn, though the pack-train pushed on slowly, nibbling the bunch-grass as it went.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The tambo was surrounded by a high, thick mud-brick wall that inclosed something over an acre of ground, and inside this fortress were the little mud buildings, granaries, and corrals.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At first the plateau was dotted with the lines of converging burro- and llama-trains, but, as the morning passed, there was nothing but the lonely distance of the plateau, with here and there a tiny speck of a solitary pack-train.
woolen
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From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
yielded
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From this reading The air had warmed rapidly under the sun; the light breeze had the touch of a northern spring, and I yielded to the seductive suggestion and strapped my heavy woolen coat to the saddle.
