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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 It was a wild and beautiful scene which lay about the little camp in the far-off mountains of the Northwest.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was a wild and beautiful scene which lay about the little camp in the far-off mountains of the Northwest.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun had sunk beyond the loftier ridges, although even now in the valley there remained considerable light.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a wild and beautiful scene which lay about the little camp in the far-off mountains of the Northwest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Farther on, to the southward, stood white-topped peaks many miles distant, although from the camp these could not be seen.
beautiful
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From this reading It was a wild and beautiful scene which lay about the little camp in the far-off mountains of the Northwest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The sun had sunk beyond the loftier ridges, although even now in the valley there remained considerable light.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At no great distance beyond its edge was rough and broken country.
camp
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From this reading It was a wild and beautiful scene which lay about the little camp in the far-off mountains of the Northwest.
close
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From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
considerable
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From this reading The sun had sunk beyond the loftier ridges, although even now in the valley there remained considerable light.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
country
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From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
dense
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From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
distance
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From this reading At no great distance beyond its edge was rough and broken country.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Farther on, to the southward, stood white-topped peaks many miles distant, although from the camp these could not be seen.
edge
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From this reading At no great distance beyond its edge was rough and broken country.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun had sunk beyond the loftier ridges, although even now in the valley there remained considerable light.
far-off
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From this reading It was a wild and beautiful scene which lay about the little camp in the far-off mountains of the Northwest.
Farther
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From this reading Farther on, to the southward, stood white-topped peaks many miles distant, although from the camp these could not be seen.
forest
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From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Farther on, to the southward, stood white-topped peaks many miles distant, although from the camp these could not be seen.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At no great distance beyond its edge was rough and broken country.
green
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From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had sunk beyond the loftier ridges, although even now in the valley there remained considerable light.
hand
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From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a wild and beautiful scene which lay about the little camp in the far-off mountains of the Northwest.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a wild and beautiful scene which lay about the little camp in the far-off mountains of the Northwest.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At no great distance beyond its edge was rough and broken country.
lay
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From this reading It was a wild and beautiful scene which lay about the little camp in the far-off mountains of the Northwest.
light
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From this reading The sun had sunk beyond the loftier ridges, although even now in the valley there remained considerable light.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a wild and beautiful scene which lay about the little camp in the far-off mountains of the Northwest.
loftier
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From this reading The sun had sunk beyond the loftier ridges, although even now in the valley there remained considerable light.
many
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From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
miles
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From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
mountains
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From this reading It was a wild and beautiful scene which lay about the little camp in the far-off mountains of the Northwest.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At no great distance beyond its edge was rough and broken country.
Northwest
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From this reading It was a wild and beautiful scene which lay about the little camp in the far-off mountains of the Northwest.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
now
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From this reading The sun had sunk beyond the loftier ridges, although even now in the valley there remained considerable light.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a wild and beautiful scene which lay about the little camp in the far-off mountains of the Northwest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Farther on, to the southward, stood white-topped peaks many miles distant, although from the camp these could not be seen.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
peaks
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From this reading Farther on, to the southward, stood white-topped peaks many miles distant, although from the camp these could not be seen.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun had sunk beyond the loftier ridges, although even now in the valley there remained considerable light.
ridges
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From this reading The sun had sunk beyond the loftier ridges, although even now in the valley there remained considerable light.
rough
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From this reading At no great distance beyond its edge was rough and broken country.
scene
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From this reading It was a wild and beautiful scene which lay about the little camp in the far-off mountains of the Northwest.
seen
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From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
southward
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From this reading Farther on, to the southward, stood white-topped peaks many miles distant, although from the camp these could not be seen.
spruce
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From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
sun
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From this reading The sun had sunk beyond the loftier ridges, although even now in the valley there remained considerable light.
sunk
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From this reading The sun had sunk beyond the loftier ridges, although even now in the valley there remained considerable light.
surrounding
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From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
tent
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From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
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 wild and beautiful scene which lay about the little camp in the far-off mountains of the Northwest.
there
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From this reading The sun had sunk beyond the loftier ridges, although even now in the valley there remained considerable light.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Farther on, to the southward, stood white-topped peaks many miles distant, although from the camp these could not be seen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Farther on, to the southward, stood white-topped peaks many miles distant, although from the camp these could not be seen.
valley
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From this reading The sun had sunk beyond the loftier ridges, although even now in the valley there remained considerable light.
very
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From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a wild and beautiful scene which lay about the little camp in the far-off mountains of the Northwest.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a wild and beautiful scene which lay about the little camp in the far-off mountains of the Northwest.
white
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From this reading One could have seen many miles over the surrounding country had not, close at hand, where the little white tent stood, the forest of spruce been very dense and green.
white-topped
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From this reading Farther on, to the southward, stood white-topped peaks many miles distant, although from the camp these could not be seen.
wild
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From this reading It was a wild and beautiful scene which lay about the little camp in the far-off mountains of the Northwest.
