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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 BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
abandoned
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
adopted
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
adorning
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
afar
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From this reading The grave seems afar off.
airs
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From this reading To ride along its wide and leafy streets in summer, to breathe its crystalline airs in winter, is to lose belief in the necessity of disease.
all
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
almost
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From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading To ride along its wide and leafy streets in summer, to breathe its crystalline airs in winter, is to lose belief in the necessity of disease.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To ride along its wide and leafy streets in summer, to breathe its crystalline airs in winter, is to lose belief in the necessity of disease.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
belief
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From this reading To ride along its wide and leafy streets in summer, to breathe its crystalline airs in winter, is to lose belief in the necessity of disease.
BERTHA
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From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading To ride along its wide and leafy streets in summer, to breathe its crystalline airs in winter, is to lose belief in the necessity of disease.
built
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
busy
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From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
city
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From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
Colorado
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From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
crawls
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From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
crystalline
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From this reading To ride along its wide and leafy streets in summer, to breathe its crystalline airs in winter, is to lose belief in the necessity of disease.
death
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
desire
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
developing
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
disease
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From this reading To ride along its wide and leafy streets in summer, to breathe its crystalline airs in winter, is to lose belief in the necessity of disease.
east
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From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
fact
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From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
fearing
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
fled
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
genial
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From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
grave
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From this reading The grave seems afar off.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
hills
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From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
home
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
hope
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
INVITATION
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From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To ride along its wide and leafy streets in summer, to breathe its crystalline airs in winter, is to lose belief in the necessity of disease.
leafy
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From this reading To ride along its wide and leafy streets in summer, to breathe its crystalline airs in winter, is to lose belief in the necessity of disease.
level
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From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
levels
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
lies
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From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
like
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From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
looks
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From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
lose
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From this reading To ride along its wide and leafy streets in summer, to breathe its crystalline airs in winter, is to lose belief in the necessity of disease.
lower
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
loyally
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
miasmatic
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
Mt
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From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
necessity
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From this reading To ride along its wide and leafy streets in summer, to breathe its crystalline airs in winter, is to lose belief in the necessity of disease.
now
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
off
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From this reading The grave seems afar off.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
railway
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From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
RECEIVES
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From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
return
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
ride
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From this reading To ride along its wide and leafy streets in summer, to breathe its crystalline airs in winter, is to lose belief in the necessity of disease.
seems
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From this reading The grave seems afar off.
shallow
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From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
Springs
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From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
streets
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From this reading To ride along its wide and leafy streets in summer, to breathe its crystalline airs in winter, is to lose belief in the necessity of disease.
summer
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From this reading To ride along its wide and leafy streets in summer, to breathe its crystalline airs in winter, is to lose belief in the necessity of disease.
summit
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From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
sun
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From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
supported
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
toy
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From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
train
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From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
valley
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From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
village
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From this reading From the railway train, as it crawls over the hills to the east, it looks like a toy village, but is, in fact, a busy little city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
Washington
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From this reading BERTHA RECEIVES AN INVITATION Colorado Springs lies in a shallow valley, under a genial sun, at almost the exact level of the summit of Mt. Washington.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
wide
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From this reading To ride along its wide and leafy streets in summer, to breathe its crystalline airs in winter, is to lose belief in the necessity of disease.
winter
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From this reading To ride along its wide and leafy streets in summer, to breathe its crystalline airs in winter, is to lose belief in the necessity of disease.
world
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From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet it was built, and is now supported, by those who, fearing death, fled the lower, miasmatic levels of the world, and who, having abandoned all hope (or desire) of return, are loyally developing and adorning their adopted home.
