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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 That day we discovered a most beautiful waterfall.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was across the valley from us, so we had a good view of its beauties.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
barely
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From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
basis
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From this reading Our estimates of its height were carefully made on the basis of some standing pine that grew near its foot.
beauties
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From this reading It was across the valley from us, so we had a good view of its beauties.
beautiful
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From this reading That day we discovered a most beautiful waterfall.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
carefully
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From this reading Our estimates of its height were carefully made on the basis of some standing pine that grew near its foot.
cañon
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From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
day
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From this reading That day we discovered a most beautiful waterfall.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
discovered
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From this reading That day we discovered a most beautiful waterfall.
down
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From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
dropped
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From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
easily
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From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
entered
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From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
estimates
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From this reading Our estimates of its height were carefully made on the basis of some standing pine that grew near its foot.
feet
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From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our estimates of its height were carefully made on the basis of some standing pine that grew near its foot.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was across the valley from us, so we had a good view of its beauties.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
gradations
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From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
grew
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From this reading Our estimates of its height were carefully made on the basis of some standing pine that grew near its foot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was across the valley from us, so we had a good view of its beauties.
height
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From this reading Our estimates of its height were carefully made on the basis of some standing pine that grew near its foot.
hundred
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From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was across the valley from us, so we had a good view of its beauties.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was across the valley from us, so we had a good view of its beauties.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
made
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From this reading Our estimates of its height were carefully made on the basis of some standing pine that grew near its foot.
misgivings
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From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
more
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From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
most
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From this reading That day we discovered a most beautiful waterfall.
near
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From this reading Our estimates of its height were carefully made on the basis of some standing pine that grew near its foot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our estimates of its height were carefully made on the basis of some standing pine that grew near its foot.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our estimates of its height were carefully made on the basis of some standing pine that grew near its foot.
pine
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From this reading Our estimates of its height were carefully made on the basis of some standing pine that grew near its foot.
plain
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From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
ravine
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From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
River
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From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
sensible
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From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
slope
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From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was across the valley from us, so we had a good view of its beauties.
some
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From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Our estimates of its height were carefully made on the basis of some standing pine that grew near its foot.
steep
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From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
stream
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From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That day we discovered a most beautiful waterfall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
then
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From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
three
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From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
twenty
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From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was across the valley from us, so we had a good view of its beauties.
valley
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From this reading It was across the valley from us, so we had a good view of its beauties.
view
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From this reading It was across the valley from us, so we had a good view of its beauties.
volume
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From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
walked
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From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was across the valley from us, so we had a good view of its beauties.
water
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From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
waterfall
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From this reading That day we discovered a most beautiful waterfall.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That day we discovered a most beautiful waterfall.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our estimates of its height were carefully made on the basis of some standing pine that grew near its foot.
width
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From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A stream about twenty feet in width, and with a good volume of water, dropped some three hundred feet or more into the River.
wooded
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From this reading And then we entered a steep little ravine, and descended it with misgivings to a cañon, and walked easily down the cañon to a slope that took us by barely sensible gradations to a wooded plain.
