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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 Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
account
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From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.
alongside
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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.
Anchored
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.
back
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
bay
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
broad
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
certain
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From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.
comes
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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.
cottages
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.
delay
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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.
distance
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
eastern
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
elect
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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.
embark
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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.
falling
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
far-stretching
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
few
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
foreground
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
get
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green
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
high
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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
huts
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.
Jacket
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From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.
lay
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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.
level
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
lighter
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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.
low
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
melaleuca
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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
Melbourne
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From this reading So this was Melbourne!
miles
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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
mostly
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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.
mountain
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
much
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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.
natural
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From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.
nearest
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From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.
now
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
obstacles
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From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.
off
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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.
only
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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
passengers
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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.
peak
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
plains
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
promontory
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
range
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
Red
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From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.
river
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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
roomy
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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.
sandy
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
seven
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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
shore
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
side
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
slender
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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So this was Melbourne!
sprinkled
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
thick-growing
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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So this was Melbourne!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
ti-tree
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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.
trace
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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
volcanic
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
walls
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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So this was Melbourne!
west
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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
windings
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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.
