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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 They were gazing at a lofty, rounded hill that lifted from the sea like the cone of a dead volcano.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You have steered the ship as straight as an arrow.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the most part its slopes were green, with bare cliffs here and there or yellow gullies washed by the rains.
arrow
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From this reading You have steered the ship as straight as an arrow.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE INTRUDER FROM ECUADOR The voice of Señor Ramon Bazán cracked with excitement as he cried out, from the bridge of the _Valkyrie_:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were gazing at a lofty, rounded hill that lifted from the sea like the cone of a dead volcano.
bare
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From this reading For the most part its slopes were green, with bare cliffs here and there or yellow gullies washed by the rains.
Bazán
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From this reading THE INTRUDER FROM ECUADOR The voice of Señor Ramon Bazán cracked with excitement as he cried out, from the bridge of the _Valkyrie_:
Behold
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From this reading “Behold our Cocos Island, my Ricardo!
bridge
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From this reading THE INTRUDER FROM ECUADOR The voice of Señor Ramon Bazán cracked with excitement as he cried out, from the bridge of the _Valkyrie_:
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For the most part its slopes were green, with bare cliffs here and there or yellow gullies washed by the rains.
cliffs
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From this reading For the most part its slopes were green, with bare cliffs here and there or yellow gullies washed by the rains.
Cocos
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From this reading “Behold our Cocos Island, my Ricardo!
cone
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From this reading They were gazing at a lofty, rounded hill that lifted from the sea like the cone of a dead volcano.
cracked
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From this reading THE INTRUDER FROM ECUADOR The voice of Señor Ramon Bazán cracked with excitement as he cried out, from the bridge of the _Valkyrie_:
cried
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From this reading THE INTRUDER FROM ECUADOR The voice of Señor Ramon Bazán cracked with excitement as he cried out, from the bridge of the _Valkyrie_:
dead
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From this reading They were gazing at a lofty, rounded hill that lifted from the sea like the cone of a dead volcano.
ECUADOR
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From this reading THE INTRUDER FROM ECUADOR The voice of Señor Ramon Bazán cracked with excitement as he cried out, from the bridge of the _Valkyrie_:
excitement
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From this reading THE INTRUDER FROM ECUADOR The voice of Señor Ramon Bazán cracked with excitement as he cried out, from the bridge of the _Valkyrie_:
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the most part its slopes were green, with bare cliffs here and there or yellow gullies washed by the rains.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE INTRUDER FROM ECUADOR The voice of Señor Ramon Bazán cracked with excitement as he cried out, from the bridge of the _Valkyrie_:
gazing
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From this reading They were gazing at a lofty, rounded hill that lifted from the sea like the cone of a dead volcano.
green
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From this reading For the most part its slopes were green, with bare cliffs here and there or yellow gullies washed by the rains.
gullies
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From this reading For the most part its slopes were green, with bare cliffs here and there or yellow gullies washed by the rains.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have steered the ship as straight as an arrow.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE INTRUDER FROM ECUADOR The voice of Señor Ramon Bazán cracked with excitement as he cried out, from the bridge of the _Valkyrie_:
here
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From this reading For the most part its slopes were green, with bare cliffs here and there or yellow gullies washed by the rains.
hill
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From this reading They were gazing at a lofty, rounded hill that lifted from the sea like the cone of a dead volcano.
INTRUDER
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From this reading THE INTRUDER FROM ECUADOR The voice of Señor Ramon Bazán cracked with excitement as he cried out, from the bridge of the _Valkyrie_:
Island
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From this reading “Behold our Cocos Island, my Ricardo!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For the most part its slopes were green, with bare cliffs here and there or yellow gullies washed by the rains.
lifted
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From this reading They were gazing at a lofty, rounded hill that lifted from the sea like the cone of a dead volcano.
like
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From this reading They were gazing at a lofty, rounded hill that lifted from the sea like the cone of a dead volcano.
lofty
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From this reading They were gazing at a lofty, rounded hill that lifted from the sea like the cone of a dead volcano.
most
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From this reading For the most part its slopes were green, with bare cliffs here and there or yellow gullies washed by the rains.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Behold our Cocos Island, my Ricardo!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INTRUDER FROM ECUADOR The voice of Señor Ramon Bazán cracked with excitement as he cried out, from the bridge of the _Valkyrie_:
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For the most part its slopes were green, with bare cliffs here and there or yellow gullies washed by the rains.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Behold our Cocos Island, my Ricardo!
out
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From this reading THE INTRUDER FROM ECUADOR The voice of Señor Ramon Bazán cracked with excitement as he cried out, from the bridge of the _Valkyrie_:
part
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From this reading For the most part its slopes were green, with bare cliffs here and there or yellow gullies washed by the rains.
rains
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From this reading For the most part its slopes were green, with bare cliffs here and there or yellow gullies washed by the rains.
Ramon
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From this reading THE INTRUDER FROM ECUADOR The voice of Señor Ramon Bazán cracked with excitement as he cried out, from the bridge of the _Valkyrie_:
Ricardo
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From this reading “Behold our Cocos Island, my Ricardo!
rounded
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From this reading They were gazing at a lofty, rounded hill that lifted from the sea like the cone of a dead volcano.
sea
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From this reading They were gazing at a lofty, rounded hill that lifted from the sea like the cone of a dead volcano.
Señor
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From this reading THE INTRUDER FROM ECUADOR The voice of Señor Ramon Bazán cracked with excitement as he cried out, from the bridge of the _Valkyrie_:
ship
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From this reading You have steered the ship as straight as an arrow.”
slopes
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From this reading For the most part its slopes were green, with bare cliffs here and there or yellow gullies washed by the rains.
steered
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From this reading You have steered the ship as straight as an arrow.”
straight
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From this reading You have steered the ship as straight as an arrow.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were gazing at a lofty, rounded hill that lifted from the sea like the cone of a dead volcano.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INTRUDER FROM ECUADOR The voice of Señor Ramon Bazán cracked with excitement as he cried out, from the bridge of the _Valkyrie_:
there
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From this reading For the most part its slopes were green, with bare cliffs here and there or yellow gullies washed by the rains.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were gazing at a lofty, rounded hill that lifted from the sea like the cone of a dead volcano.
Valkyrie
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From this reading THE INTRUDER FROM ECUADOR The voice of Señor Ramon Bazán cracked with excitement as he cried out, from the bridge of the _Valkyrie_:
voice
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From this reading THE INTRUDER FROM ECUADOR The voice of Señor Ramon Bazán cracked with excitement as he cried out, from the bridge of the _Valkyrie_:
volcano
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From this reading They were gazing at a lofty, rounded hill that lifted from the sea like the cone of a dead volcano.
washed
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From this reading For the most part its slopes were green, with bare cliffs here and there or yellow gullies washed by the rains.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were gazing at a lofty, rounded hill that lifted from the sea like the cone of a dead volcano.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE INTRUDER FROM ECUADOR The voice of Señor Ramon Bazán cracked with excitement as he cried out, from the bridge of the _Valkyrie_:
yellow
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From this reading For the most part its slopes were green, with bare cliffs here and there or yellow gullies washed by the rains.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have steered the ship as straight as an arrow.”
