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Chapter II
A FORBIDDEN COUNTRY Tibet was a forbidden land. That is why I went there. This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia. The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe. People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.”
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading “A FORBIDDEN COUNTRY Tibet was a forbidden land.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That is why I went there.”
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From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FORBIDDEN COUNTRY Tibet was a forbidden land.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
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From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
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From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
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From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
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From this reading People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
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From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
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From this reading A FORBIDDEN COUNTRY Tibet was a forbidden land.
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From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
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From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
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From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading A FORBIDDEN COUNTRY Tibet was a forbidden land.
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From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
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From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
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From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
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From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
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From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That is why I went there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is why I went there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
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From this reading A FORBIDDEN COUNTRY Tibet was a forbidden land.
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From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
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From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
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From this reading People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
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From this reading People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
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From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
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From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
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From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
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From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is why I went there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
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From this reading That is why I went there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
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From this reading A FORBIDDEN COUNTRY Tibet was a forbidden land.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FORBIDDEN COUNTRY Tibet was a forbidden land.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is why I went there.
at the time that
From this reading People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
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From this reading That is why I went there.
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From this reading People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
