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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 MISSING COMPANION.
afforded
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From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Four days after the passage of the rapid, the observers found themselves in a wooded country.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
all
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From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
astronomers
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From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
bite
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From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
COMPANION
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From this reading A MISSING COMPANION.
considerably
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From this reading The district, lying considerably lower than the rest of the plain, was moist and fertile.
continuing
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From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
country
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From this reading Four days after the passage of the rapid, the observers found themselves in a wooded country.
days
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From this reading Four days after the passage of the rapid, the observers found themselves in a wooded country.
district
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From this reading The district, lying considerably lower than the rest of the plain, was moist and fertile.
electric
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From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
eminences
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From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
excellent
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From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
fatal
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From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
feet
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From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
fertile
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From this reading The district, lying considerably lower than the rest of the plain, was moist and fertile.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four days after the passage of the rapid, the observers found themselves in a wooded country.
Four
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From this reading Four days after the passage of the rapid, the observers found themselves in a wooded country.
guard
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From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
high
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From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
infested
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From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
interfere
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From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
labours
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From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
lamps
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From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
lower
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From this reading The district, lying considerably lower than the rest of the plain, was moist and fertile.
lying
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From this reading The district, lying considerably lower than the rest of the plain, was moist and fertile.
mambas
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From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
MISSING
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From this reading A MISSING COMPANION.
moist
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From this reading The district, lying considerably lower than the rest of the plain, was moist and fertile.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
observers
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From this reading Four days after the passage of the rapid, the observers found themselves in a wooded country.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Four days after the passage of the rapid, the observers found themselves in a wooded country.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Four days after the passage of the rapid, the observers found themselves in a wooded country.
plain
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From this reading The district, lying considerably lower than the rest of the plain, was moist and fertile.
points
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From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
posts
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From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
rapid
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From this reading Four days after the passage of the rapid, the observers found themselves in a wooded country.
region
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From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The district, lying considerably lower than the rest of the plain, was moist and fertile.
rose
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From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
serpents
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From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
sites
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From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
survey
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From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
ten
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From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The district, lying considerably lower than the rest of the plain, was moist and fertile.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Four days after the passage of the rapid, the observers found themselves in a wooded country.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
trees
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From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
twelve
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From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
venomous
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From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The district, lying considerably lower than the rest of the plain, was moist and fertile.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trees, however, were not so high as to interfere with their labours, and at all points rose eminences which afforded excellent sites for the posts and electric lamps.
wooded
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From this reading Four days after the passage of the rapid, the observers found themselves in a wooded country.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In continuing the survey the astronomers had to be on their guard against the serpents that infested the region, venomous mambas, ten to twelve feet long, whose bite would have been fatal.
