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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 INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
accumulations
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From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The continuous traffic of generations across the hummocks wore innumerable tracks, which have since been kept open by the weather, and deepened in some cases.
almost
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From this reading Many of them are very deep, occasionally reaching almost to the knees.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many of them are very deep, occasionally reaching almost to the knees.
ascending
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From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
cases
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From this reading The continuous traffic of generations across the hummocks wore innumerable tracks, which have since been kept open by the weather, and deepened in some cases.
caution
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From this reading Riding through this hummocky ground sometimes requires the exercise of considerable caution.
conduct
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From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
considerable
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From this reading Riding through this hummocky ground sometimes requires the exercise of considerable caution.
continuous
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From this reading The continuous traffic of generations across the hummocks wore innumerable tracks, which have since been kept open by the weather, and deepened in some cases.
deep
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From this reading Many of them are very deep, occasionally reaching almost to the knees.
deepened
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From this reading The continuous traffic of generations across the hummocks wore innumerable tracks, which have since been kept open by the weather, and deepened in some cases.
delay
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From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
delayed
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From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
exercise
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From this reading Riding through this hummocky ground sometimes requires the exercise of considerable caution.
farmer
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From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
generations
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From this reading The continuous traffic of generations across the hummocks wore innumerable tracks, which have since been kept open by the weather, and deepened in some cases.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
ground
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From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
guide
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From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The continuous traffic of generations across the hummocks wore innumerable tracks, which have since been kept open by the weather, and deepened in some cases.
hours
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From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
hummocks
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From this reading The continuous traffic of generations across the hummocks wore innumerable tracks, which have since been kept open by the weather, and deepened in some cases.
hummocky
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From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
HVERAVELLIR
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From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
innumerable
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From this reading The continuous traffic of generations across the hummocks wore innumerable tracks, which have since been kept open by the weather, and deepened in some cases.
INTERIOR
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From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
kept
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From this reading The continuous traffic of generations across the hummocks wore innumerable tracks, which have since been kept open by the weather, and deepened in some cases.
knees
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From this reading Many of them are very deep, occasionally reaching almost to the knees.
land
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From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
local
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From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
made
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From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
Many
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From this reading Many of them are very deep, occasionally reaching almost to the knees.
matter
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From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
men
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From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
moraine
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From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
mountains
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From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
move
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From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
necessary
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From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
occasionally
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From this reading Many of them are very deep, occasionally reaching almost to the knees.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The continuous traffic of generations across the hummocks wore innumerable tracks, which have since been kept open by the weather, and deepened in some cases.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
own
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From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
pace
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From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
reaching
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From this reading Many of them are very deep, occasionally reaching almost to the knees.
requires
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From this reading Riding through this hummocky ground sometimes requires the exercise of considerable caution.
Riding
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From this reading Riding through this hummocky ground sometimes requires the exercise of considerable caution.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The continuous traffic of generations across the hummocks wore innumerable tracks, which have since been kept open by the weather, and deepened in some cases.
some
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From this reading The continuous traffic of generations across the hummocks wore innumerable tracks, which have since been kept open by the weather, and deepened in some cases.
sometimes
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From this reading Riding through this hummocky ground sometimes requires the exercise of considerable caution.
steadily
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From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Many of them are very deep, occasionally reaching almost to the knees.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Riding through this hummocky ground sometimes requires the exercise of considerable caution.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
tracks
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From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
traffic
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From this reading The continuous traffic of generations across the hummocks wore innumerable tracks, which have since been kept open by the weather, and deepened in some cases.
tried
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From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
two
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From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
up
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From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
valley
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From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
very
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From this reading Many of them are very deep, occasionally reaching almost to the knees.
waiting
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From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
weather
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From this reading The continuous traffic of generations across the hummocks wore innumerable tracks, which have since been kept open by the weather, and deepened in some cases.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we did move on we tried to make up in pace for the delay; we made good time in ascending steadily from the valley over great accumulations of moraine matter and by ancient tracks through hummocky land.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The continuous traffic of generations across the hummocks wore innumerable tracks, which have since been kept open by the weather, and deepened in some cases.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE INTERIOR--TO HVERAVELLIR We were delayed for about two hours while waiting for the farmer to conduct us over the mountains; it was necessary to take a local guide, for none of our own men had ever been over the ground.
wore
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From this reading The continuous traffic of generations across the hummocks wore innumerable tracks, which have since been kept open by the weather, and deepened in some cases.
