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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 In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
accomplished
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
achievement
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From this reading The risk of the achievement was, in fact, now over, although the climber was some sixty or seventy feet from the ground.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
age
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The risk of the achievement was, in fact, now over, although the climber was some sixty or seventy feet from the ground.
American
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
arms
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
ascension
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From this reading Thus the difficulty of ascension, in the present case, lay more in semblance than in reality.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Which way mus go now, Massa Will?” he asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
bark
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
becomes
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
branches
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
business
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
case
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From this reading Thus the difficulty of ascension, in the present case, lay more in semblance than in reality.
climber
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From this reading The risk of the achievement was, in fact, now over, although the climber was some sixty or seventy feet from the ground.
closely
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
consider
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
cylinder
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
difficulty
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From this reading Thus the difficulty of ascension, in the present case, lay more in semblance than in reality.
Embracing
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
escapes
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
fact
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From this reading The risk of the achievement was, in fact, now over, although the climber was some sixty or seventy feet from the ground.
falling
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
feet
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From this reading The risk of the achievement was, in fact, now over, although the climber was some sixty or seventy feet from the ground.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
foresters
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
fork
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
gnarled
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
go
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From this reading “Which way mus go now, Massa Will?” he asked.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
ground
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From this reading The risk of the achievement was, in fact, now over, although the climber was some sixty or seventy feet from the ground.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Which way mus go now, Massa Will?” he asked.
height
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
huge
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
Jupiter
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
knees
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
lateral
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
lay
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From this reading Thus the difficulty of ascension, in the present case, lay more in semblance than in reality.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
limbs
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
Liriodendron
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
magnificent
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
many
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
Massa
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From this reading “Which way mus go now, Massa Will?” he asked.
more
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From this reading Thus the difficulty of ascension, in the present case, lay more in semblance than in reality.
most
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
mus
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From this reading “Which way mus go now, Massa Will?” he asked.
naked
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
narrow
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
now
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From this reading The risk of the achievement was, in fact, now over, although the climber was some sixty or seventy feet from the ground.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
often
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
others
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The risk of the achievement was, in fact, now over, although the climber was some sixty or seventy feet from the ground.
peculiarly
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
possible
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
present
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From this reading Thus the difficulty of ascension, in the present case, lay more in semblance than in reality.
projections
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
reality
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From this reading Thus the difficulty of ascension, in the present case, lay more in semblance than in reality.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
riper
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
rises
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
risk
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From this reading The risk of the achievement was, in fact, now over, although the climber was some sixty or seventy feet from the ground.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
seizing
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
semblance
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From this reading Thus the difficulty of ascension, in the present case, lay more in semblance than in reality.
seventy
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From this reading The risk of the achievement was, in fact, now over, although the climber was some sixty or seventy feet from the ground.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
sixty
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From this reading The risk of the achievement was, in fact, now over, although the climber was some sixty or seventy feet from the ground.
smooth
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
some
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
stem
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Thus the difficulty of ascension, in the present case, lay more in semblance than in reality.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
Thus
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From this reading Thus the difficulty of ascension, in the present case, lay more in semblance than in reality.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
toes
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
trunk
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
tulip-tree
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
Tulipferum
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
two
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
uneven
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
virtually
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The risk of the achievement was, in fact, now over, although the climber was some sixty or seventy feet from the ground.
way
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From this reading “Which way mus go now, Massa Will?” he asked.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Which way mus go now, Massa Will?” he asked.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
whole
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Which way mus go now, Massa Will?” he asked.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
wriggled
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From this reading Embracing the huge cylinder, as closely as possible, with his arms and knees, seizing with his hands some projections, and resting his naked toes upon others, Jupiter, after one or two narrow escapes from falling, at length wriggled himself into the first great fork, and seemed to consider the whole business as virtually accomplished.
youth
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From this reading In youth, the tulip-tree, or _Liriodendron Tulipferum_, the most magnificent of American foresters, has a trunk peculiarly smooth, and often rises to a great height without lateral branches; but, in its riper age, the bark becomes gnarled and uneven, while many short limbs make their appearance on the stem.
