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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 At four P.M. we had doubled our distance and were ninety or a hundred miles from Salt Lake.
alkali
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From this reading And now we entered upon one of that species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara--an "alkali" desert.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And now we entered upon one of that species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara--an "alkali" desert.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
break
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From this reading For sixty-eight miles there was but one break in it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For sixty-eight miles there was but one break in it.
Camp
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From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
City
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From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
concentrated
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From this reading And now we entered upon one of that species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara--an "alkali" desert.
depot
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From this reading I do not remember that this was really a break; indeed it seems to me that it was nothing but a watering depot in the midst of the stretch of sixty-eight miles.
desert
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From this reading And now we entered upon one of that species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara--an "alkali" desert.
deserts
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From this reading And now we entered upon one of that species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara--an "alkali" desert.
diffused
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From this reading And now we entered upon one of that species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara--an "alkali" desert.
diluted
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From this reading And now we entered upon one of that species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara--an "alkali" desert.
distance
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From this reading At four P.M. we had doubled our distance and were ninety or a hundred miles from Salt Lake.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not remember that this was really a break; indeed it seems to me that it was nothing but a watering depot in the midst of the stretch of sixty-eight miles.
doubled
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From this reading At four P.M. we had doubled our distance and were ninety or a hundred miles from Salt Lake.
eight
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From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
entered
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From this reading And now we entered upon one of that species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara--an "alkali" desert.
fifty
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From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
Floyd
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From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For sixty-eight miles there was but one break in it.
forty-five
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From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
four
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From this reading At four P.M. we had doubled our distance and were ninety or a hundred miles from Salt Lake.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
hideousness
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From this reading And now we entered upon one of that species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara--an "alkali" desert.
horrors
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From this reading And now we entered upon one of that species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara--an "alkali" desert.
hundred
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From this reading At four P.M. we had doubled our distance and were ninety or a hundred miles from Salt Lake.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not remember that this was really a break; indeed it seems to me that it was nothing but a watering depot in the midst of the stretch of sixty-eight miles.
important
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From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
indeed
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From this reading I do not remember that this was really a break; indeed it seems to me that it was nothing but a watering depot in the midst of the stretch of sixty-eight miles.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For sixty-eight miles there was but one break in it.
Lake
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From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
M
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From this reading At four P.M. we had doubled our distance and were ninety or a hundred miles from Salt Lake.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I do not remember that this was really a break; indeed it seems to me that it was nothing but a watering depot in the midst of the stretch of sixty-eight miles.
midst
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From this reading I do not remember that this was really a break; indeed it seems to me that it was nothing but a watering depot in the midst of the stretch of sixty-eight miles.
miles
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From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
military
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From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
ninety
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From this reading At four P.M. we had doubled our distance and were ninety or a hundred miles from Salt Lake.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not remember that this was really a break; indeed it seems to me that it was nothing but a watering depot in the midst of the stretch of sixty-eight miles.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I do not remember that this was really a break; indeed it seems to me that it was nothing but a watering depot in the midst of the stretch of sixty-eight miles.
now
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From this reading And now we entered upon one of that species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara--an "alkali" desert.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And now we entered upon one of that species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara--an "alkali" desert.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At four P.M. we had doubled our distance and were ninety or a hundred miles from Salt Lake.
P
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From this reading At four P.M. we had doubled our distance and were ninety or a hundred miles from Salt Lake.
reached
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From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
really
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From this reading I do not remember that this was really a break; indeed it seems to me that it was nothing but a watering depot in the midst of the stretch of sixty-eight miles.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I do not remember that this was really a break; indeed it seems to me that it was nothing but a watering depot in the midst of the stretch of sixty-eight miles.
remnant
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From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
ruin
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From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
Sahara
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From this reading And now we entered upon one of that species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara--an "alkali" desert.
Salt
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From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
seems
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From this reading I do not remember that this was really a break; indeed it seems to me that it was nothing but a watering depot in the midst of the stretch of sixty-eight miles.
shames
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From this reading And now we entered upon one of that species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara--an "alkali" desert.
sixty-eight
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From this reading For sixty-eight miles there was but one break in it.
some
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From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
species
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From this reading And now we entered upon one of that species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara--an "alkali" desert.
station
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From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
stretch
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From this reading I do not remember that this was really a break; indeed it seems to me that it was nothing but a watering depot in the midst of the stretch of sixty-eight miles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now we entered upon one of that species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara--an "alkali" desert.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
there
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From this reading For sixty-eight miles there was but one break in it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I do not remember that this was really a break; indeed it seems to me that it was nothing but a watering depot in the midst of the stretch of sixty-eight miles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not remember that this was really a break; indeed it seems to me that it was nothing but a watering depot in the midst of the stretch of sixty-eight miles.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And now we entered upon one of that species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara--an "alkali" desert.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For sixty-eight miles there was but one break in it.
watering
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From this reading I do not remember that this was really a break; indeed it seems to me that it was nothing but a watering depot in the midst of the stretch of sixty-eight miles.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At four P.M. we had doubled our distance and were ninety or a hundred miles from Salt Lake.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At eight in the morning we reached the remnant and ruin of what had been the important military station of "Camp Floyd," some forty-five or fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading And now we entered upon one of that species of deserts whose concentrated hideousness shames the diffused and diluted horrors of Sahara--an "alkali" desert.
