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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 IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
all
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I crossed it in an automobile.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
automobile
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From this reading I crossed it in an automobile.
beginning
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From this reading This was merely the beginning.
black
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
bowlder-strewn
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
car
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From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
characteristic
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
chauffeur
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
cigarette
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From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
City
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
claxon
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
cliffs
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
comfort
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
crossed
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From this reading I crossed it in an automobile.
curls
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
drop
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From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
drove
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
evidently
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
feet
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From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
first
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
fords
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
four
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
full
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From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
gringo
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
Guatemala
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
hands
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From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
heights
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
hundred
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From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I crossed it in an automobile.
keeping
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
Latin-American
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
leads
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
ledge
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
life
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
light
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From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
merely
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From this reading This was merely the beginning.
morning
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
motor
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
mountain
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
mule
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
narrow
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
night
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
only
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
out
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
overland
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
passenger
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
past
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
path
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
practice
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
precipitous
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
raced
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
removed
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From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
revolutionist
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
risking
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
rivers
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
road
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
rugged
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
SALVADOR
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
scales
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
security
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
several
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From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
sheer
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From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
shrieking
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
sides
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
sleeping
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
speed
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From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
still
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From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
suburbs
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
SUNNY
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
There
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From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was merely the beginning.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
traffic
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
trail
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
travel
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From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
up
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From this reading The chauffeur--evidently a revolutionist keeping in practice at risking his life--drove out of Guatemala City with myself and another _gringo_ passenger, at four in the morning, and raced through the black night with the shrieking claxon characteristic of all Latin-American motor traffic, past the sleeping suburbs and up the heights to the first narrow ledge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was merely the beginning.
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From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There, while the car still raced at full speed above a sheer drop of several hundred feet, he removed both hands from the wheel to light a cigarette.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN SUNNY SALVADOR I A mule trail leads overland from Guatemala to Salvador--a rugged, bowlder-strewn path that curls along mountain sides, and fords rivers, and scales precipitous cliffs--a road such as only a mule could travel with security and comfort.
