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14
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From this reading The minimum temperature outside, during the night, had been 14 deg.
40
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From this reading The thermometer registered 40 deg. inside the tent.
9
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From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We followed the Kuti River at the foot of the mountain range.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The minimum temperature outside, during the night, had been 14 deg.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
cloth
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
deg
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From this reading The thermometer registered 40 deg. inside the tent.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The minimum temperature outside, during the night, had been 14 deg.
easier
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From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
entire
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From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
expedition
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From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
few
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From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
flapping
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
flowed
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
flying
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
followed
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From this reading We followed the Kuti River at the foot of the mountain range.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We followed the Kuti River at the foot of the mountain range.
fourteen
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The minimum temperature outside, during the night, had been 14 deg.
headland
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
hours
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From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
inside
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From this reading The thermometer registered 40 deg. inside the tent.
Kuti
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From this reading We followed the Kuti River at the foot of the mountain range.
Lumpiya
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From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
M
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From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
meal
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From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
mere
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
minimum
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From this reading The minimum temperature outside, during the night, had been 14 deg.
mound
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
mountain
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From this reading We followed the Kuti River at the foot of the mountain range.
narrow
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
night
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From this reading The minimum temperature outside, during the night, had been 14 deg.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We followed the Kuti River at the foot of the mountain range.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The minimum temperature outside, during the night, had been 14 deg.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
Pass
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From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
pillars
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
prayers
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
prominent
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
pyramids
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
range
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From this reading We followed the Kuti River at the foot of the mountain range.
ready
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From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
registered
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From this reading The thermometer registered 40 deg. inside the tent.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
River
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From this reading We followed the Kuti River at the foot of the mountain range.
rounding
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
saw
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
some
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
SPIES
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From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
stone
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
stones
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
strips
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
temperature
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From this reading The minimum temperature outside, during the night, had been 14 deg.
tent
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From this reading The thermometer registered 40 deg. inside the tent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
thermometer
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From this reading The thermometer registered 40 deg. inside the tent.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
Tibetan
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
WATCHED
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From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
white
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From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On rounding a prominent headland, where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage, we saw on a mound fourteen stone pillars and pyramids with white stones on them and some Tibetan "flying prayers," mere strips of cloth flapping in the wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WATCHED BY SPIES A few hours' rest, a hearty meal, and by 9 A.M. we were ready again to start, this time with the entire expedition, over the easier Lumpiya Pass.
