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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 For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
accommodate
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From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
ages
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From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
all
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From this reading Along these the cane was thick, and backward from the cane rose trees and trees and trees, all draped with Spanish moss.
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along these the cane was thick, and backward from the cane rose trees and trees and trees, all draped with Spanish moss.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
apparently
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From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Sloughs strayed through the forest; there was black mire around cypress and magnolia and oak.
backward
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From this reading Along these the cane was thick, and backward from the cane rose trees and trees and trees, all draped with Spanish moss.
banks
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From this reading It had been a rainy winter, a winter of broken banks and slow, flooding waters.
bayou
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From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
bayous
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From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a rainy winter, a winter of broken banks and slow, flooding waters.
black
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From this reading Sloughs strayed through the forest; there was black mire around cypress and magnolia and oak.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been a rainy winter, a winter of broken banks and slow, flooding waters.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
calcareous
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From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
called
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From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
cane
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From this reading Along these the cane was thick, and backward from the cane rose trees and trees and trees, all draped with Spanish moss.
ceaselessly
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From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
courtesy
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From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
cypress
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From this reading Sloughs strayed through the forest; there was black mire around cypress and magnolia and oak.
draped
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From this reading Along these the cane was thick, and backward from the cane rose trees and trees and trees, all draped with Spanish moss.
extension
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From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
flooding
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From this reading It had been a rainy winter, a winter of broken banks and slow, flooding waters.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
forest
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From this reading Sloughs strayed through the forest; there was black mire around cypress and magnolia and oak.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Along these the cane was thick, and backward from the cane rose trees and trees and trees, all draped with Spanish moss.
furrowed
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From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
grounds
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From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
knife-blade
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From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
labyrinth
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From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
lake
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From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
low
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From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
magnolia
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From this reading Sloughs strayed through the forest; there was black mire around cypress and magnolia and oak.
medley
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From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
mire
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From this reading Sloughs strayed through the forest; there was black mire around cypress and magnolia and oak.
moss
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From this reading Along these the cane was thick, and backward from the cane rose trees and trees and trees, all draped with Spanish moss.
narrow
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From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
now
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From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
oak
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From this reading Sloughs strayed through the forest; there was black mire around cypress and magnolia and oak.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
only
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From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
opened
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From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
out
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From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
rainy
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From this reading It had been a rainy winter, a winter of broken banks and slow, flooding waters.
ravines
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From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
region
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From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
ridges
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From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
rose
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From this reading Along these the cane was thick, and backward from the cane rose trees and trees and trees, all draped with Spanish moss.
seeping
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From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
silt
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From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
Sloughs
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From this reading Sloughs strayed through the forest; there was black mire around cypress and magnolia and oak.
slow
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From this reading It had been a rainy winter, a winter of broken banks and slow, flooding waters.
some
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From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
Spanish
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From this reading Along these the cane was thick, and backward from the cane rose trees and trees and trees, all draped with Spanish moss.
strayed
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From this reading Sloughs strayed through the forest; there was black mire around cypress and magnolia and oak.
streaming
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From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
there
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From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Along these the cane was thick, and backward from the cane rose trees and trees and trees, all draped with Spanish moss.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
thick
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From this reading Along these the cane was thick, and backward from the cane rose trees and trees and trees, all draped with Spanish moss.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
trees
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From this reading Along these the cane was thick, and backward from the cane rose trees and trees and trees, all draped with Spanish moss.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
water
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From this reading For ages and ages, water, ceaselessly streaming, ceaselessly seeping, through and over the calcareous silt, had furrowed the region until now there was a medley and labyrinth of narrow ravines and knife-blade ridges.
waters
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From this reading It had been a rainy winter, a winter of broken banks and slow, flooding waters.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where the low grounds opened out it was apparently only that they might accommodate bayous, or some extension of a bayou, called by courtesy a lake.
winter
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From this reading It had been a rainy winter, a winter of broken banks and slow, flooding waters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Along these the cane was thick, and backward from the cane rose trees and trees and trees, all draped with Spanish moss.
