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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Condy had forgotten all about the next day, when he must say good-by to Blix.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The world seemed very far away from them here on the shores of the Pacific, on that first afternoon of the New Year.
all
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From this reading Condy had forgotten all about the next day, when he must say good-by to Blix.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
away
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From this reading The world seemed very far away from them here on the shores of the Pacific, on that first afternoon of the New Year.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It did not seem possible, it was not within the bounds of possibility, that she was to go away--that they two were to be separated.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
Blix
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
bounds
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From this reading It did not seem possible, it was not within the bounds of possibility, that she was to go away--that they two were to be separated.
bowlders
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
Condy
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
day
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From this reading Condy had forgotten all about the next day, when he must say good-by to Blix.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not seem possible, it was not within the bounds of possibility, that she was to go away--that they two were to be separated.
edge
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
far
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From this reading The world seemed very far away from them here on the shores of the Pacific, on that first afternoon of the New Year.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world seemed very far away from them here on the shores of the Pacific, on that first afternoon of the New Year.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Condy had forgotten all about the next day, when he must say good-by to Blix.
fort
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The world seemed very far away from them here on the shores of the Pacific, on that first afternoon of the New Year.
Gate
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
go
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From this reading It did not seem possible, it was not within the bounds of possibility, that she was to go away--that they two were to be separated.
Golden
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
good-by
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From this reading Condy had forgotten all about the next day, when he must say good-by to Blix.
grime-incrusted
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
grumbled
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Condy had forgotten all about the next day, when he must say good-by to Blix.
happy
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From this reading They were supremely happy, and they sufficed to themselves.
hard
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Condy had forgotten all about the next day, when he must say good-by to Blix.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world seemed very far away from them here on the shores of the Pacific, on that first afternoon of the New Year.
incessantly
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not seem possible, it was not within the bounds of possibility, that she was to go away--that they two were to be separated.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
lay
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
marshes
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Condy had forgotten all about the next day, when he must say good-by to Blix.
narrow
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
New
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From this reading The world seemed very far away from them here on the shores of the Pacific, on that first afternoon of the New Year.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Condy had forgotten all about the next day, when he must say good-by to Blix.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not seem possible, it was not within the bounds of possibility, that she was to go away--that they two were to be separated.
ocean
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
old
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
Pacific
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From this reading The world seemed very far away from them here on the shores of the Pacific, on that first afternoon of the New Year.
possibility
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From this reading It did not seem possible, it was not within the bounds of possibility, that she was to go away--that they two were to be separated.
possible
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From this reading It did not seem possible, it was not within the bounds of possibility, that she was to go away--that they two were to be separated.
reaches
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
road
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
salt
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
sand
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
say
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From this reading Condy had forgotten all about the next day, when he must say good-by to Blix.
seem
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From this reading It did not seem possible, it was not within the bounds of possibility, that she was to go away--that they two were to be separated.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world seemed very far away from them here on the shores of the Pacific, on that first afternoon of the New Year.
separated
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From this reading It did not seem possible, it was not within the bounds of possibility, that she was to go away--that they two were to be separated.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It did not seem possible, it was not within the bounds of possibility, that she was to go away--that they two were to be separated.
shore
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
shores
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From this reading The world seemed very far away from them here on the shores of the Pacific, on that first afternoon of the New Year.
station
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
sufficed
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From this reading They were supremely happy, and they sufficed to themselves.
supremely
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From this reading They were supremely happy, and they sufficed to themselves.
surf
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The world seemed very far away from them here on the shores of the Pacific, on that first afternoon of the New Year.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They were supremely happy, and they sufficed to themselves.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were supremely happy, and they sufficed to themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
tules
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
tumbled
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
two
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From this reading It did not seem possible, it was not within the bounds of possibility, that she was to go away--that they two were to be separated.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
very
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From this reading The world seemed very far away from them here on the shores of the Pacific, on that first afternoon of the New Year.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It did not seem possible, it was not within the bounds of possibility, that she was to go away--that they two were to be separated.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were supremely happy, and they sufficed to themselves.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Condy had forgotten all about the next day, when he must say good-by to Blix.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
white
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From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Blix and Condy went on; on along the narrow road upon the edge of the salt marshes and tules that lay between the station and the Golden Gate; on to the Golden Gate itself, and around the old grime-incrusted fort to the ocean shore, with its reaches of hard, white sand, where the bowlders lay tumbled and the surf grumbled incessantly.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It did not seem possible, it was not within the bounds of possibility, that she was to go away--that they two were to be separated.
world
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From this reading The world seemed very far away from them here on the shores of the Pacific, on that first afternoon of the New Year.
Year
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From this reading The world seemed very far away from them here on the shores of the Pacific, on that first afternoon of the New Year.
