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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 A LONG, LONG WAY TO COSTA RICA I I set out overland--through the Nicaraguan Canal--for Costa Rica.
air
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From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From Managua the railway carried me to Granada, on the shores of the largest lake between Michigan and Titicaca.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
back
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From this reading It was a squatty vessel, condemned back in the days of Zelaya, but still running.
balancing
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From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading From Managua the railway carried me to Granada, on the shores of the largest lake between Michigan and Titicaca.
bullet
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From this reading It contained several bullet holes from the revolution that overthrew the dictator.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a squatty vessel, condemned back in the days of Zelaya, but still running.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
Canal
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From this reading A LONG, LONG WAY TO COSTA RICA I I set out overland--through the Nicaraguan Canal--for Costa Rica.
carried
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From this reading From Managua the railway carried me to Granada, on the shores of the largest lake between Michigan and Titicaca.
combers
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From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
condemned
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From this reading It was a squatty vessel, condemned back in the days of Zelaya, but still running.
contained
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From this reading It contained several bullet holes from the revolution that overthrew the dictator.
COSTA
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From this reading A LONG, LONG WAY TO COSTA RICA I I set out overland--through the Nicaraguan Canal--for Costa Rica.
days
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From this reading It was a squatty vessel, condemned back in the days of Zelaya, but still running.
dictator
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From this reading It contained several bullet holes from the revolution that overthrew the dictator.
end
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From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A LONG, LONG WAY TO COSTA RICA I I set out overland--through the Nicaraguan Canal--for Costa Rica.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Managua the railway carried me to Granada, on the shores of the largest lake between Michigan and Titicaca.
gale
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From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
Granada
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From this reading From Managua the railway carried me to Granada, on the shores of the largest lake between Michigan and Titicaca.
holes
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From this reading It contained several bullet holes from the revolution that overthrew the dictator.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A LONG, LONG WAY TO COSTA RICA I I set out overland--through the Nicaraguan Canal--for Costa Rica.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a squatty vessel, condemned back in the days of Zelaya, but still running.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
lake
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From this reading From Managua the railway carried me to Granada, on the shores of the largest lake between Michigan and Titicaca.
largest
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From this reading From Managua the railway carried me to Granada, on the shores of the largest lake between Michigan and Titicaca.
lashed
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From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
LONG
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From this reading A LONG, LONG WAY TO COSTA RICA I I set out overland--through the Nicaraguan Canal--for Costa Rica.
Managua
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From this reading From Managua the railway carried me to Granada, on the shores of the largest lake between Michigan and Titicaca.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From Managua the railway carried me to Granada, on the shores of the largest lake between Michigan and Titicaca.
Michigan
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From this reading From Managua the railway carried me to Granada, on the shores of the largest lake between Michigan and Titicaca.
Nicaraguan
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From this reading A LONG, LONG WAY TO COSTA RICA I I set out overland--through the Nicaraguan Canal--for Costa Rica.
ocean
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From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From Managua the railway carried me to Granada, on the shores of the largest lake between Michigan and Titicaca.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From Managua the railway carried me to Granada, on the shores of the largest lake between Michigan and Titicaca.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
out
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From this reading A LONG, LONG WAY TO COSTA RICA I I set out overland--through the Nicaraguan Canal--for Costa Rica.
overland
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From this reading A LONG, LONG WAY TO COSTA RICA I I set out overland--through the Nicaraguan Canal--for Costa Rica.
overthrew
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From this reading It contained several bullet holes from the revolution that overthrew the dictator.
piled
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From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
pond
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From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
prow
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From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
railway
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From this reading From Managua the railway carried me to Granada, on the shores of the largest lake between Michigan and Titicaca.
resembled
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From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
revolution
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From this reading It contained several bullet holes from the revolution that overthrew the dictator.
RICA
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From this reading A LONG, LONG WAY TO COSTA RICA I I set out overland--through the Nicaraguan Canal--for Costa Rica.
running
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From this reading It was a squatty vessel, condemned back in the days of Zelaya, but still running.
set
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From this reading A LONG, LONG WAY TO COSTA RICA I I set out overland--through the Nicaraguan Canal--for Costa Rica.
several
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From this reading It contained several bullet holes from the revolution that overthrew the dictator.
shores
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From this reading From Managua the railway carried me to Granada, on the shores of the largest lake between Michigan and Titicaca.
squatty
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From this reading It was a squatty vessel, condemned back in the days of Zelaya, but still running.
steamer
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From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
stern
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From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
still
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From this reading It was a squatty vessel, condemned back in the days of Zelaya, but still running.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LONG, LONG WAY TO COSTA RICA I I set out overland--through the Nicaraguan Canal--for Costa Rica.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A LONG, LONG WAY TO COSTA RICA I I set out overland--through the Nicaraguan Canal--for Costa Rica.
Titicaca
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From this reading From Managua the railway carried me to Granada, on the shores of the largest lake between Michigan and Titicaca.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LONG, LONG WAY TO COSTA RICA I I set out overland--through the Nicaraguan Canal--for Costa Rica.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
vessel
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From this reading It was a squatty vessel, condemned back in the days of Zelaya, but still running.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
waving
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From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
WAY
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From this reading A LONG, LONG WAY TO COSTA RICA I I set out overland--through the Nicaraguan Canal--for Costa Rica.
weekly
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From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
wharf
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From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
young
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From this reading At the end of a long wharf the weekly steamer was balancing itself upon its prow and waving its stern in the air, lashed by a gale that piled the combers one upon another until the pond resembled a young ocean.
Zelaya
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From this reading It was a squatty vessel, condemned back in the days of Zelaya, but still running.
