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acknowledged
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From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
ARDKILL
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From this reading ARDKILL COTTAGE.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
Atlantic
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From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
beautifully
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From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
blue
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From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
bluest
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From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
brightest
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From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
broad
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From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
called
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
Clare
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From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
clearest
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From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
cliffs
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From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
Co
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From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
coast
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From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
coloured
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From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
comparative
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From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
COTTAGE
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From this reading ARDKILL COTTAGE.
dark
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From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
doubted
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
exaggeration
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From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
far
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From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
feet
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
height
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From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
highest
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
hundred
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
Ireland
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From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
known
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From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
Lady
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
lies
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From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
Mary
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
Mary's
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From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
masses
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From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
Moher
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From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
nearly
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
perpendicular
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
Quin
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
red
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From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
respectable
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
rock
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From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
rolls
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From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
run
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
said
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From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
sea
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
six
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
some
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
streaked
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From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
tourists
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From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
undoubtedly
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
up
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
veins
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From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
very
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
water
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From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
well
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From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
western
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From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
world
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From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
wrong
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From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
yellow
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From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
