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26th
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From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
accompany
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From this reading Benito and Manoel had offered to accompany Minha through the thick woods which bordered the right bank of the Amazon opposite the fazenda.
Amazon
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From this reading Benito and Manoel had offered to accompany Minha through the thick woods which bordered the right bank of the Amazon opposite the fazenda.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
any
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From this reading The young men went equipped for the chase, but as sportsmen who had no intention of going far from their companions in pursuit of any game.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The young men went equipped for the chase, but as sportsmen who had no intention of going far from their companions in pursuit of any game.
bank
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From this reading Benito and Manoel had offered to accompany Minha through the thick woods which bordered the right bank of the Amazon opposite the fazenda.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
Benito
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From this reading Benito and Manoel had offered to accompany Minha through the thick woods which bordered the right bank of the Amazon opposite the fazenda.
blew
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From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
bordered
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From this reading Benito and Manoel had offered to accompany Minha through the thick woods which bordered the right bank of the Amazon opposite the fazenda.
breezes
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From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The young men went equipped for the chase, but as sportsmen who had no intention of going far from their companions in pursuit of any game.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
charming
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From this reading It was, in a manner, a farewell visit to the charming environs of Iquitos.
chase
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From this reading The young men went equipped for the chase, but as sportsmen who had no intention of going far from their companions in pursuit of any game.
companions
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From this reading The young men went equipped for the chase, but as sportsmen who had no intention of going far from their companions in pursuit of any game.
Cordilleras
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From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
country
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From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
environs
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From this reading It was, in a manner, a farewell visit to the charming environs of Iquitos.
equipped
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From this reading The young men went equipped for the chase, but as sportsmen who had no intention of going far from their companions in pursuit of any game.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
excursion
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From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
far
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From this reading The young men went equipped for the chase, but as sportsmen who had no intention of going far from their companions in pursuit of any game.
farewell
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From this reading It was, in a manner, a farewell visit to the charming environs of Iquitos.
fazenda
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From this reading Benito and Manoel had offered to accompany Minha through the thick woods which bordered the right bank of the Amazon opposite the fazenda.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
game
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From this reading The young men went equipped for the chase, but as sportsmen who had no intention of going far from their companions in pursuit of any game.
going
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From this reading The young men went equipped for the chase, but as sportsmen who had no intention of going far from their companions in pursuit of any game.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
heat
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From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
holiday
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From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was, in a manner, a farewell visit to the charming environs of Iquitos.
intention
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From this reading The young men went equipped for the chase, but as sportsmen who had no intention of going far from their companions in pursuit of any game.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
invited
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From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
Iquitos
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From this reading It was, in a manner, a farewell visit to the charming environs of Iquitos.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
made
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From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
manner
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From this reading It was, in a manner, a farewell visit to the charming environs of Iquitos.
Manoel
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From this reading Benito and Manoel had offered to accompany Minha through the thick woods which bordered the right bank of the Amazon opposite the fazenda.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
men
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From this reading The young men went equipped for the chase, but as sportsmen who had no intention of going far from their companions in pursuit of any game.
minds
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From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
Minha
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From this reading Benito and Manoel had offered to accompany Minha through the thick woods which bordered the right bank of the Amazon opposite the fazenda.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The young men went equipped for the chase, but as sportsmen who had no intention of going far from their companions in pursuit of any game.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
off
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From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
offered
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From this reading Benito and Manoel had offered to accompany Minha through the thick woods which bordered the right bank of the Amazon opposite the fazenda.
opposite
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From this reading Benito and Manoel had offered to accompany Minha through the thick woods which bordered the right bank of the Amazon opposite the fazenda.
out
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From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
people
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From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
pursuit
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From this reading The young men went equipped for the chase, but as sportsmen who had no intention of going far from their companions in pursuit of any game.
refreshing
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From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Benito and Manoel had offered to accompany Minha through the thick woods which bordered the right bank of the Amazon opposite the fazenda.
splendid
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From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
sportsmen
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From this reading The young men went equipped for the chase, but as sportsmen who had no intention of going far from their companions in pursuit of any game.
Sunday
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From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
tempered
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From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
thick
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From this reading Benito and Manoel had offered to accompany Minha through the thick woods which bordered the right bank of the Amazon opposite the fazenda.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Benito and Manoel had offered to accompany Minha through the thick woods which bordered the right bank of the Amazon opposite the fazenda.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
up
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From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
visit
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From this reading It was, in a manner, a farewell visit to the charming environs of Iquitos.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
weather
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From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young men went equipped for the chase, but as sportsmen who had no intention of going far from their companions in pursuit of any game.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The weather was splendid, the heat being tempered by the refreshing breezes which blew from off the Cordilleras, and everything invited them out for an excursion into the country.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The young men went equipped for the chase, but as sportsmen who had no intention of going far from their companions in pursuit of any game.
woods
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From this reading Benito and Manoel had offered to accompany Minha through the thick woods which bordered the right bank of the Amazon opposite the fazenda.
young
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From this reading It was a Sunday, the 26th of May, and the young people had made up their minds to take a holiday.
