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1854
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From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
27th
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From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
Africa
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From this reading This river, the Groote of the Dutch, and the Gariep of the Hottentots, may well vie with the other three great arteries of Africa--the Nile, the Niger, and the Zambesi.
Alexander
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From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
arteries
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From this reading This river, the Groote of the Dutch, and the Gariep of the Hottentots, may well vie with the other three great arteries of Africa--the Nile, the Niger, and the Zambesi.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
attentively
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From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
BANKS
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From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE ORANGE RIVER.
beauty
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From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
Burchell
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From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
cataracts
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From this reading Like those, it has its periodical risings, its rapids and cataracts.
chatting
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From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
clearness
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From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
Dutch
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From this reading This river, the Groote of the Dutch, and the Gariep of the Hottentots, may well vie with the other three great arteries of Africa--the Nile, the Niger, and the Zambesi.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
Gariep
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From this reading This river, the Groote of the Dutch, and the Gariep of the Hottentots, may well vie with the other three great arteries of Africa--the Nile, the Niger, and the Zambesi.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This river, the Groote of the Dutch, and the Gariep of the Hottentots, may well vie with the other three great arteries of Africa--the Nile, the Niger, and the Zambesi.
Groote
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From this reading This river, the Groote of the Dutch, and the Gariep of the Hottentots, may well vie with the other three great arteries of Africa--the Nile, the Niger, and the Zambesi.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like those, it has its periodical risings, its rapids and cataracts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
Hottentots
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From this reading This river, the Groote of the Dutch, and the Gariep of the Hottentots, may well vie with the other three great arteries of Africa--the Nile, the Niger, and the Zambesi.
immense
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From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Like those, it has its periodical risings, its rapids and cataracts.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Like those, it has its periodical risings, its rapids and cataracts.
January
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From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
known
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From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
lay
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From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
Like
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From this reading Like those, it has its periodical risings, its rapids and cataracts.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This river, the Groote of the Dutch, and the Gariep of the Hottentots, may well vie with the other three great arteries of Africa--the Nile, the Niger, and the Zambesi.
men
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From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
most
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From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
names
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From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
Niger
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From this reading This river, the Groote of the Dutch, and the Gariep of the Hottentots, may well vie with the other three great arteries of Africa--the Nile, the Niger, and the Zambesi.
Nile
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From this reading This river, the Groote of the Dutch, and the Gariep of the Hottentots, may well vie with the other three great arteries of Africa--the Nile, the Niger, and the Zambesi.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE ORANGE RIVER.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE ORANGE RIVER.
ORANGE
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From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE ORANGE RIVER.
other
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From this reading This river, the Groote of the Dutch, and the Gariep of the Hottentots, may well vie with the other three great arteries of Africa--the Nile, the Niger, and the Zambesi.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
periodical
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From this reading Like those, it has its periodical risings, its rapids and cataracts.
praised
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From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
rapids
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From this reading Like those, it has its periodical risings, its rapids and cataracts.
risings
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From this reading Like those, it has its periodical risings, its rapids and cataracts.
RIVER
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From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE ORANGE RIVER.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
shores
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From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
stretched
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From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE BANKS OF THE ORANGE RIVER.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This river, the Groote of the Dutch, and the Gariep of the Hottentots, may well vie with the other three great arteries of Africa--the Nile, the Niger, and the Zambesi.
Thompson
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From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Like those, it has its periodical risings, its rapids and cataracts.
three
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From this reading This river, the Groote of the Dutch, and the Gariep of the Hottentots, may well vie with the other three great arteries of Africa--the Nile, the Niger, and the Zambesi.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
Travellers
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From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
turn
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From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
two
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From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
vie
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From this reading This river, the Groote of the Dutch, and the Gariep of the Hottentots, may well vie with the other three great arteries of Africa--the Nile, the Niger, and the Zambesi.
watching
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From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
waters
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From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
weeping
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From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
well
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From this reading This river, the Groote of the Dutch, and the Gariep of the Hottentots, may well vie with the other three great arteries of Africa--the Nile, the Niger, and the Zambesi.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Travellers whose names are known over part of its course, Thompson, Alexander, and Burchell, have each in their turn praised the clearness of its waters, and the beauty of its shores.
willow
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From this reading On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This river, the Groote of the Dutch, and the Gariep of the Hottentots, may well vie with the other three great arteries of Africa--the Nile, the Niger, and the Zambesi.
Zambesi
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From this reading This river, the Groote of the Dutch, and the Gariep of the Hottentots, may well vie with the other three great arteries of Africa--the Nile, the Niger, and the Zambesi.
