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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 WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It stretches its humble tenements along the end of a little fjord, surrounded by a basaltic wall of the most singular character.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It assumes regular forms, which astonish by their singular appearance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
assumes
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From this reading It assumes regular forms, which astonish by their singular appearance.
astonish
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From this reading It assumes regular forms, which astonish by their singular appearance.
Basalt
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From this reading Basalt is a brown rock of igneous origin.
basaltic
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From this reading It stretches its humble tenements along the end of a little fjord, surrounded by a basaltic wall of the most singular character.
brown
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From this reading Basalt is a brown rock of igneous origin.
built
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From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It stretches its humble tenements along the end of a little fjord, surrounded by a basaltic wall of the most singular character.
character
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From this reading It stretches its humble tenements along the end of a little fjord, surrounded by a basaltic wall of the most singular character.
compass
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From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
consisting
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From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
employed
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From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
end
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From this reading It stretches its humble tenements along the end of a little fjord, surrounded by a basaltic wall of the most singular character.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
fashion
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From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
fjord
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From this reading It stretches its humble tenements along the end of a little fjord, surrounded by a basaltic wall of the most singular character.
forms
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From this reading It assumes regular forms, which astonish by their singular appearance.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
geometrically
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From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
human
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From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
humble
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From this reading It stretches its humble tenements along the end of a little fjord, surrounded by a basaltic wall of the most singular character.
huts
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From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
igneous
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From this reading Basalt is a brown rock of igneous origin.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stretches its humble tenements along the end of a little fjord, surrounded by a basaltic wall of the most singular character.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It stretches its humble tenements along the end of a little fjord, surrounded by a basaltic wall of the most singular character.
large
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From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
lava
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From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
line
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From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It stretches its humble tenements along the end of a little fjord, surrounded by a basaltic wall of the most singular character.
most
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From this reading It stretches its humble tenements along the end of a little fjord, surrounded by a basaltic wall of the most singular character.
MOUNT
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From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
Nature
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From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
origin
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From this reading Basalt is a brown rock of igneous origin.
plain
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From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
plummet
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From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
proceeding
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From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
rays
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From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
REACHverbUS /riːtʃ/
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
reflected
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From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
regular
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From this reading It assumes regular forms, which astonish by their singular appearance.
REYKIR
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From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
rock
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From this reading Basalt is a brown rock of igneous origin.
rule
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From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
singular
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From this reading It stretches its humble tenements along the end of a little fjord, surrounded by a basaltic wall of the most singular character.
SNEFFELS
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From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
Stapi
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From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
stretches
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From this reading It stretches its humble tenements along the end of a little fjord, surrounded by a basaltic wall of the most singular character.
sun
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From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
surrounded
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From this reading It stretches its humble tenements along the end of a little fjord, surrounded by a basaltic wall of the most singular character.
tenements
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From this reading It stretches its humble tenements along the end of a little fjord, surrounded by a basaltic wall of the most singular character.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It assumes regular forms, which astonish by their singular appearance.
thirty
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From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
town
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From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
volcano
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From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
wall
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From this reading It stretches its humble tenements along the end of a little fjord, surrounded by a basaltic wall of the most singular character.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE REACH MOUNT SNEFFELS--THE "REYKIR" Stapi is a town consisting of thirty huts, built on a large plain of lava, exposed to the rays of the sun, reflected from the volcano.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It assumes regular forms, which astonish by their singular appearance.
working
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From this reading Here we found Nature proceeding geometrically, and working quite after a human fashion, as if she had employed the plummet line, the compass and the rule.
