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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 The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
abode
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From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I am going to tell you next about the most famous nation in the world.
Alps
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From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to tell you next about the most famous nation in the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Going westward from Greece another peninsula stretches down into the Mediterranean.
any
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From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
Apennine
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From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
called
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From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
coming
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From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
down
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From this reading Going westward from Greece another peninsula stretches down into the Mediterranean.
eastward
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From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
explain
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From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
famous
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fertile
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From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
flowed
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From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
formed
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From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Going westward from Greece another peninsula stretches down into the Mediterranean.
going
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
Greece
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From this reading Going westward from Greece another peninsula stretches down into the Mediterranean.
hills
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From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
history
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From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am going to tell you next about the most famous nation in the world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am going to tell you next about the most famous nation in the world.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Going westward from Greece another peninsula stretches down into the Mediterranean.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
ITALY
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From this reading ITALY.
land
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From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
leg
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From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
like
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From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
limb
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From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
many
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From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
Mediterranean
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From this reading Going westward from Greece another peninsula stretches down into the Mediterranean.
most
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Mountains
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From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
nation
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nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am going to tell you next about the most famous nation in the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
out
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From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
peninsula
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From this reading Going westward from Greece another peninsula stretches down into the Mediterranean.
people
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From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
Round
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From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
run
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From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
seems
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From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
shaped
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From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
soil
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From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
somewhat
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From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
south
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From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
streams
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From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
stretches
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From this reading Going westward from Greece another peninsula stretches down into the Mediterranean.
stretching
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From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am going to tell you next about the most famous nation in the world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am going to tell you next about the most famous nation in the world.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
there
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From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am going to tell you next about the most famous nation in the world.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
tribes
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From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
up
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From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
valleys
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From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Round the streams that flowed down from these hills, valleys of fertile soil formed themselves, and a great many different tribes and people took up their abode there, before there was any history to explain their coming.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading Going westward from Greece another peninsula stretches down into the Mediterranean.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Apennine Mountains run like a limb stretching out of the Alps to the south eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped somewhat like a leg, which is called Italy.
world
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am going to tell you next about the most famous nation in the world.
