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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 ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
ACROSSprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
alkali
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
All
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From this reading All the north was gone, and the Gateway to his hiding-place; but the south and west were there.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
appeared
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From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
broad
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From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
broke
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From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
bush
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
bushes
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From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All the north was gone, and the Gateway to his hiding-place; but the south and west were there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
came
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
car
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
crystals
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
cut
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From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
DEATH
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
drove
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From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
flat
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
Gateway
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From this reading All the north was gone, and the Gateway to his hiding-place; but the south and west were there.
gently
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From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
glancing
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From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
glistening
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
gone
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From this reading All the north was gone, and the Gateway to his hiding-place; but the south and west were there.
grew
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From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
hiding-place
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From this reading All the north was gone, and the Gateway to his hiding-place; but the south and west were there.
higher
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From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
lay
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
lee
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
like
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From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
low
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
more
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From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
mounted
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From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
north
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From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
off
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From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
Other
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From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
piled
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
prostrate
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
salt
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
sand
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
scalloped
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From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
side
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From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
smooth
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From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
south
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From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
strip
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
then
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From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
there
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From this reading All the north was gone, and the Gateway to his hiding-place; but the south and west were there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
trundled
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
Ube-Hebes
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
up
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
VALLEY
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
view
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From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
wall
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From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the north was gone, and the Gateway to his hiding-place; but the south and west were there.
wave
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From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
way
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the north was gone, and the Gateway to his hiding-place; but the south and west were there.
west
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From this reading All the north was gone, and the Gateway to his hiding-place; but the south and west were there.
white
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
Wiley
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From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
