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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 It would be hard to find a walk more solitary and at the same time more exciting to the mind.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sandpipers trot in and out by troops after the retiring waves, trilling together in a chorus of infinitesimal song.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would be hard to find a walk more solitary and at the same time more exciting to the mind.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These long beaches are enticing to the idle man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It would be hard to find a walk more solitary and at the same time more exciting to the mind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be hard to find a walk more solitary and at the same time more exciting to the mind.
beaches
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From this reading These long beaches are enticing to the idle man.
bones
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From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sandpipers trot in and out by troops after the retiring waves, trilling together in a chorus of infinitesimal song.
carcase
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From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
carrion-gulls
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From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading Sandpipers trot in and out by troops after the retiring waves, trilling together in a chorus of infinitesimal song.
Crowds
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From this reading Crowds of ducks and sea-gulls hover over the sea.
ducks
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From this reading Crowds of ducks and sea-gulls hover over the sea.
enticing
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From this reading These long beaches are enticing to the idle man.
European
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From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
exciting
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From this reading It would be hard to find a walk more solitary and at the same time more exciting to the mind.
eye
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From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
find
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From this reading It would be hard to find a walk more solitary and at the same time more exciting to the mind.
hard
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From this reading It would be hard to find a walk more solitary and at the same time more exciting to the mind.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
hover
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From this reading Crowds of ducks and sea-gulls hover over the sea.
idle
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From this reading These long beaches are enticing to the idle man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sandpipers trot in and out by troops after the retiring waves, trilling together in a chorus of infinitesimal song.
infinitesimal
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From this reading Sandpipers trot in and out by troops after the retiring waves, trilling together in a chorus of infinitesimal song.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be hard to find a walk more solitary and at the same time more exciting to the mind.
lie
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From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These long beaches are enticing to the idle man.
man
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From this reading These long beaches are enticing to the idle man.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be hard to find a walk more solitary and at the same time more exciting to the mind.
more
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From this reading It would be hard to find a walk more solitary and at the same time more exciting to the mind.
new
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From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Crowds of ducks and sea-gulls hover over the sea.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
out
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From this reading Sandpipers trot in and out by troops after the retiring waves, trilling together in a chorus of infinitesimal song.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Crowds of ducks and sea-gulls hover over the sea.
poisoning
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From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
retiring
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From this reading Sandpipers trot in and out by troops after the retiring waves, trilling together in a chorus of infinitesimal song.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be hard to find a walk more solitary and at the same time more exciting to the mind.
Sandpipers
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From this reading Sandpipers trot in and out by troops after the retiring waves, trilling together in a chorus of infinitesimal song.
sands
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From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
scattered
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From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
sea
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From this reading Crowds of ducks and sea-gulls hover over the sea.
sea-gulls
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From this reading Crowds of ducks and sea-gulls hover over the sea.
sea-tangles
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From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
solitary
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From this reading It would be hard to find a walk more solitary and at the same time more exciting to the mind.
sometimes
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From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
song
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From this reading Sandpipers trot in and out by troops after the retiring waves, trilling together in a chorus of infinitesimal song.
Strange
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From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These long beaches are enticing to the idle man.
there
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From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These long beaches are enticing to the idle man.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be hard to find a walk more solitary and at the same time more exciting to the mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These long beaches are enticing to the idle man.
together
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From this reading Sandpipers trot in and out by troops after the retiring waves, trilling together in a chorus of infinitesimal song.
trilling
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From this reading Sandpipers trot in and out by troops after the retiring waves, trilling together in a chorus of infinitesimal song.
troops
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From this reading Sandpipers trot in and out by troops after the retiring waves, trilling together in a chorus of infinitesimal song.
trot
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From this reading Sandpipers trot in and out by troops after the retiring waves, trilling together in a chorus of infinitesimal song.
walk
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From this reading It would be hard to find a walk more solitary and at the same time more exciting to the mind.
waves
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From this reading Sandpipers trot in and out by troops after the retiring waves, trilling together in a chorus of infinitesimal song.
whale's
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From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
whales
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From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
white
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From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
whole
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From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Strange sea-tangles, new to the European eye, the bones of whales, or sometimes a whole whale’s carcase, white with carrion-gulls and poisoning the wind, lie scattered here and there along the sands.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be hard to find a walk more solitary and at the same time more exciting to the mind.
