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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 By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
air
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From this reading The air was heavy with the fragrance of flowers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
brief
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From this reading The halt was brief.--Gayly laughing and talking, the party galloped on, and I clung to the pommel and cantered after.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
came
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From this reading Presently we came to a place where no grass grew--a wide expanse of deep sand.
cantered
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From this reading The halt was brief.--Gayly laughing and talking, the party galloped on, and I clung to the pommel and cantered after.
climb
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From this reading By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The halt was brief.--Gayly laughing and talking, the party galloped on, and I clung to the pommel and cantered after.
commanded
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From this reading By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
deep
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From this reading Presently we came to a place where no grass grew--a wide expanse of deep sand.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
encampment
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From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
expanse
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From this reading Presently we came to a place where no grass grew--a wide expanse of deep sand.
far-reaching
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From this reading By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
fireflies
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From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
flooded
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From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
flowers
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From this reading The air was heavy with the fragrance of flowers.
foliage
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From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
fragrance
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From this reading The air was heavy with the fragrance of flowers.
galloped
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From this reading The halt was brief.--Gayly laughing and talking, the party galloped on, and I clung to the pommel and cantered after.
Gayly
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From this reading The halt was brief.--Gayly laughing and talking, the party galloped on, and I clung to the pommel and cantered after.
glinted
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From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
grass
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From this reading Presently we came to a place where no grass grew--a wide expanse of deep sand.
grew
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From this reading Presently we came to a place where no grass grew--a wide expanse of deep sand.
halt
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From this reading The halt was brief.--Gayly laughing and talking, the party galloped on, and I clung to the pommel and cantered after.
halted
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From this reading By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
heavy
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From this reading The air was heavy with the fragrance of flowers.
hill
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From this reading By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
Honolulu
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From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The halt was brief.--Gayly laughing and talking, the party galloped on, and I clung to the pommel and cantered after.
laughing
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From this reading The halt was brief.--Gayly laughing and talking, the party galloped on, and I clung to the pommel and cantered after.
lights
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From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
like
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From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
mellow
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From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
moon
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From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
mountain
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From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Presently we came to a place where no grass grew--a wide expanse of deep sand.
ocean
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From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
out
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From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The halt was brief.--Gayly laughing and talking, the party galloped on, and I clung to the pommel and cantered after.
place
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From this reading Presently we came to a place where no grass grew--a wide expanse of deep sand.
pommel
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From this reading The halt was brief.--Gayly laughing and talking, the party galloped on, and I clung to the pommel and cantered after.
Presently
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From this reading Presently we came to a place where no grass grew--a wide expanse of deep sand.
radiance
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From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
rose
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From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
rugged
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From this reading By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
sand
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From this reading Presently we came to a place where no grass grew--a wide expanse of deep sand.
shadows
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From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
summit
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From this reading By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
talking
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From this reading The halt was brief.--Gayly laughing and talking, the party galloped on, and I clung to the pommel and cantered after.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The halt was brief.--Gayly laughing and talking, the party galloped on, and I clung to the pommel and cantered after.
valley
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From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
view
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From this reading By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was heavy with the fragrance of flowers.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Presently we came to a place where no grass grew--a wide expanse of deep sand.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
wide
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From this reading Presently we came to a place where no grass grew--a wide expanse of deep sand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The moon rose and flooded mountain and valley and ocean with a mellow radiance, and out of the shadows of the foliage the distant lights of Honolulu glinted like an encampment of fireflies.
