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1,775
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
Aden
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From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
agreeable
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From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
always
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From this reading Over it is a causeway conveying an aqueduct which is always above the sea level.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Over it is a causeway conveying an aqueduct which is always above the sea level.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
appear
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
aqueduct
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From this reading Over it is a causeway conveying an aqueduct which is always above the sea level.
Arabia
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From this reading Aden is a peninsula connected with Hadramaut, the southern section of Arabia, by a narrow isthmus, covered at the spring tides by the surrounding waters.
Arabian
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From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aden is a peninsula connected with Hadramaut, the southern section of Arabia, by a narrow isthmus, covered at the spring tides by the surrounding waters.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
called
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From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
causeway
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From this reading Over it is a causeway conveying an aqueduct which is always above the sea level.
certainly
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From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
chain
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
circular
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
connected
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From this reading Aden is a peninsula connected with Hadramaut, the southern section of Arabia, by a narrow isthmus, covered at the spring tides by the surrounding waters.
conveying
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From this reading Over it is a causeway conveying an aqueduct which is always above the sea level.
covered
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From this reading Aden is a peninsula connected with Hadramaut, the southern section of Arabia, by a narrow isthmus, covered at the spring tides by the surrounding waters.
crater
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
decided
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From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
described
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
direction
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From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
DISAPPOINTMENTnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
feet
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
formed
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
former
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
group
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From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
Gulf
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From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
Hadramaut
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From this reading Aden is a peninsula connected with Hadramaut, the southern section of Arabia, by a narrow isthmus, covered at the spring tides by the surrounding waters.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
highest
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
hills
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
isthmus
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From this reading Aden is a peninsula connected with Hadramaut, the southern section of Arabia, by a narrow isthmus, covered at the spring tides by the surrounding waters.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
knew
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From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
level
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
like
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
location
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From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
more
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From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
narrow
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From this reading Aden is a peninsula connected with Hadramaut, the southern section of Arabia, by a narrow isthmus, covered at the spring tides by the surrounding waters.
now
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From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over it is a causeway conveying an aqueduct which is always above the sea level.
peninsula
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From this reading Aden is a peninsula connected with Hadramaut, the southern section of Arabia, by a narrow isthmus, covered at the spring tides by the surrounding waters.
Perim
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From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
radiating
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From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
reaching
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From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
resident
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
Ringgold
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From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
SCOTT
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From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
sea
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
section
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From this reading Aden is a peninsula connected with Hadramaut, the southern section of Arabia, by a narrow isthmus, covered at the spring tides by the surrounding waters.
several
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
shore
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From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
slope
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From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
sort
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
southern
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From this reading Aden is a peninsula connected with Hadramaut, the southern section of Arabia, by a narrow isthmus, covered at the spring tides by the surrounding waters.
spring
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From this reading Aden is a peninsula connected with Hadramaut, the southern section of Arabia, by a narrow isthmus, covered at the spring tides by the surrounding waters.
steep
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
stopping-place
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From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
strings
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From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
surrounding
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From this reading Aden is a peninsula connected with Hadramaut, the southern section of Arabia, by a narrow isthmus, covered at the spring tides by the surrounding waters.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
there
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
tides
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From this reading Aden is a peninsula connected with Hadramaut, the southern section of Arabia, by a narrow isthmus, covered at the spring tides by the surrounding waters.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
town
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
towns
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
valleys
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From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
volcano
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From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DISAPPOINTMENT TO CAPTAIN SCOTT Captain Ringgold knew something about Aden before he decided to make a stopping-place of it, and it was certainly a more agreeable location than Perim.
waters
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From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The town--or towns, for there appear to be several of them--is described by a former resident as a sort of crater like that of a volcano, formed by a circular chain of steep hills, the highest of which is 1,775 feet above the sea level.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The slope outside of them reaching to the waters of the Arabian Gulf, or the Gulf of Aden as it is now called, has several strings of hills in that direction, with valleys between them, radiating from the group to the shore.
