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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 A branch of the “grand trunk” led off southward to Denver, the capital of Colorado.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The road here attained the highest elevation of the journey, eight thousand and ninety-two feet above the level of the sea.
AMERICAN
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption, passing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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Atlantic
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From this reading The travellers had now only to descend to the Atlantic by limitless plains, levelled by nature.
attained
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From this reading The road here attained the highest elevation of the journey, eight thousand and ninety-two feet above the level of the sea.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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branch
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From this reading A branch of the “grand trunk” led off southward to Denver, the capital of Colorado.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The travellers had now only to descend to the Atlantic by limitless plains, levelled by nature.
capital
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From this reading A branch of the “grand trunk” led off southward to Denver, the capital of Colorado.
CERTAINadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
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Cheyne
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From this reading The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption, passing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.
Colorado
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From this reading A branch of the “grand trunk” led off southward to Denver, the capital of Colorado.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption, passing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.
crossing
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From this reading The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption, passing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.
Denver
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From this reading A branch of the “grand trunk” led off southward to Denver, the capital of Colorado.
descend
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From this reading The travellers had now only to descend to the Atlantic by limitless plains, levelled by nature.
eight
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From this reading The road here attained the highest elevation of the journey, eight thousand and ninety-two feet above the level of the sea.
elevation
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From this reading The road here attained the highest elevation of the journey, eight thousand and ninety-two feet above the level of the sea.
Evans
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From this reading The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption, passing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.
evening
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From this reading The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption, passing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.
feet
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From this reading The road here attained the highest elevation of the journey, eight thousand and ninety-two feet above the level of the sea.
Fort
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From this reading The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption, passing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.
grand
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From this reading A branch of the “grand trunk” led off southward to Denver, the capital of Colorado.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The travellers had now only to descend to the Atlantic by limitless plains, levelled by nature.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road here attained the highest elevation of the journey, eight thousand and ninety-two feet above the level of the sea.
highest
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From this reading The road here attained the highest elevation of the journey, eight thousand and ninety-two feet above the level of the sea.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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INCIDENTS
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interruption
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From this reading The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption, passing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption, passing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The road here attained the highest elevation of the journey, eight thousand and ninety-two feet above the level of the sea.
led
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From this reading A branch of the “grand trunk” led off southward to Denver, the capital of Colorado.
level
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From this reading The road here attained the highest elevation of the journey, eight thousand and ninety-two feet above the level of the sea.
levelled
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From this reading The travellers had now only to descend to the Atlantic by limitless plains, levelled by nature.
limitless
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From this reading The travellers had now only to descend to the Atlantic by limitless plains, levelled by nature.
MET
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NARRATED
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nature
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ninety-two
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From this reading The road here attained the highest elevation of the journey, eight thousand and ninety-two feet above the level of the sea.
now
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From this reading The travellers had now only to descend to the Atlantic by limitless plains, levelled by nature.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The road here attained the highest elevation of the journey, eight thousand and ninety-two feet above the level of the sea.
off
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From this reading A branch of the “grand trunk” led off southward to Denver, the capital of Colorado.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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ONLY
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Pass
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From this reading The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption, passing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.
passing
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From this reading The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption, passing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.
plains
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From this reading The travellers had now only to descend to the Atlantic by limitless plains, levelled by nature.
pursued
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From this reading The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption, passing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.
RAILROADS
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reaching
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From this reading The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption, passing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.
road
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From this reading The road here attained the highest elevation of the journey, eight thousand and ninety-two feet above the level of the sea.
Saunders
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From this reading The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption, passing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.
sea
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From this reading The road here attained the highest elevation of the journey, eight thousand and ninety-two feet above the level of the sea.
southward
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From this reading A branch of the “grand trunk” led off southward to Denver, the capital of Colorado.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption, passing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption, passing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.
thousand
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From this reading The road here attained the highest elevation of the journey, eight thousand and ninety-two feet above the level of the sea.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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train
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From this reading The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption, passing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.
travellers
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trunk
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From this reading A branch of the “grand trunk” led off southward to Denver, the capital of Colorado.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The train pursued its course, that evening, without interruption, passing Fort Saunders, crossing Cheyne Pass, and reaching Evans Pass.
