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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 LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On all sides are the peaks covered with snow, rising to about two-thousand feet above your head.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
all
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From this reading On all sides are the peaks covered with snow, rising to about two-thousand feet above your head.
amphitheatre
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From this reading Here the mountains form a kind of amphitheatre with the River Rimac running through the centre.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
ANDES
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From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On all sides are the peaks covered with snow, rising to about two-thousand feet above your head.
base
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From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
became
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From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Here you see a remarkable feature of the terraced cultivation of the old Incas’ days, before Pizarro and his crew robbed them of their glory and power.
centre
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From this reading Here the mountains form a kind of amphitheatre with the River Rimac running through the centre.
chessboard
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From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
covered
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From this reading On all sides are the peaks covered with snow, rising to about two-thousand feet above your head.
crew
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From this reading Here you see a remarkable feature of the terraced cultivation of the old Incas’ days, before Pizarro and his crew robbed them of their glory and power.
cultivation
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From this reading Here you see a remarkable feature of the terraced cultivation of the old Incas’ days, before Pizarro and his crew robbed them of their glory and power.
days
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From this reading Here you see a remarkable feature of the terraced cultivation of the old Incas’ days, before Pizarro and his crew robbed them of their glory and power.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
embankments
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From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
feature
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From this reading Here you see a remarkable feature of the terraced cultivation of the old Incas’ days, before Pizarro and his crew robbed them of their glory and power.
feet
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From this reading On all sides are the peaks covered with snow, rising to about two-thousand feet above your head.
form
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From this reading Here the mountains form a kind of amphitheatre with the River Rimac running through the centre.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
glory
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From this reading Here you see a remarkable feature of the terraced cultivation of the old Incas’ days, before Pizarro and his crew robbed them of their glory and power.
great
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From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
head
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From this reading On all sides are the peaks covered with snow, rising to about two-thousand feet above your head.
Here
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From this reading Here the mountains form a kind of amphitheatre with the River Rimac running through the centre.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here you see a remarkable feature of the terraced cultivation of the old Incas’ days, before Pizarro and his crew robbed them of their glory and power.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
Incas
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From this reading Here you see a remarkable feature of the terraced cultivation of the old Incas’ days, before Pizarro and his crew robbed them of their glory and power.
interested
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From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
kind
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From this reading Here the mountains form a kind of amphitheatre with the River Rimac running through the centre.
LIFE
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From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
like
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From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
little
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From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
looks
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From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
mountain
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From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
mountains
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From this reading Here the mountains form a kind of amphitheatre with the River Rimac running through the centre.
network
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From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here the mountains form a kind of amphitheatre with the River Rimac running through the centre.
old
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From this reading Here you see a remarkable feature of the terraced cultivation of the old Incas’ days, before Pizarro and his crew robbed them of their glory and power.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
peaks
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From this reading On all sides are the peaks covered with snow, rising to about two-thousand feet above your head.
perfect
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From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
Pizarro
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From this reading Here you see a remarkable feature of the terraced cultivation of the old Incas’ days, before Pizarro and his crew robbed them of their glory and power.
places
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From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
power
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From this reading Here you see a remarkable feature of the terraced cultivation of the old Incas’ days, before Pizarro and his crew robbed them of their glory and power.
railway
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From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
remarkable
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From this reading Here you see a remarkable feature of the terraced cultivation of the old Incas’ days, before Pizarro and his crew robbed them of their glory and power.
Rimac
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From this reading Here the mountains form a kind of amphitheatre with the River Rimac running through the centre.
rising
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From this reading On all sides are the peaks covered with snow, rising to about two-thousand feet above your head.
River
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From this reading Here the mountains form a kind of amphitheatre with the River Rimac running through the centre.
robbed
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From this reading Here you see a remarkable feature of the terraced cultivation of the old Incas’ days, before Pizarro and his crew robbed them of their glory and power.
running
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From this reading Here the mountains form a kind of amphitheatre with the River Rimac running through the centre.
see
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From this reading Here you see a remarkable feature of the terraced cultivation of the old Incas’ days, before Pizarro and his crew robbed them of their glory and power.
several
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From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
side
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From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
sides
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From this reading On all sides are the peaks covered with snow, rising to about two-thousand feet above your head.
small
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From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
snow
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From this reading On all sides are the peaks covered with snow, rising to about two-thousand feet above your head.
steep
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From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
summit
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From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
terraced
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From this reading Here you see a remarkable feature of the terraced cultivation of the old Incas’ days, before Pizarro and his crew robbed them of their glory and power.
terraces
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From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here you see a remarkable feature of the terraced cultivation of the old Incas’ days, before Pizarro and his crew robbed them of their glory and power.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Here you see a remarkable feature of the terraced cultivation of the old Incas’ days, before Pizarro and his crew robbed them of their glory and power.
THERE
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From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Here the mountains form a kind of amphitheatre with the River Rimac running through the centre.
time
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From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On all sides are the peaks covered with snow, rising to about two-thousand feet above your head.
Turco
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From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
two-thousand
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From this reading On all sides are the peaks covered with snow, rising to about two-thousand feet above your head.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
Up
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From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
very
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From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
way
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From this reading Up the steep mountain side, from base to summit, is a perfect network of small embankments or terraces, running this way and that way, until the mountain looks like one great chessboard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here the mountains form a kind of amphitheatre with the River Rimac running through the centre.
working
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From this reading LIFE ON THE ANDES THERE were several places on the railway that I became very interested in during the time I was working on it, and one was a little above Turco.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here you see a remarkable feature of the terraced cultivation of the old Incas’ days, before Pizarro and his crew robbed them of their glory and power.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On all sides are the peaks covered with snow, rising to about two-thousand feet above your head.
