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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 It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
America
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From this reading Not that we had come that morning from South America, but only from the New York shore of Lake Champlain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The latter are far the loftiest, and, from the opposite side of the lake, had displayed a more striking outline.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
beach
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From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
blue
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From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
boatmen
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From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
bold
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From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
bright
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From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
Burlington
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From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not that we had come that morning from South America, but only from the New York shore of Lake Champlain.
Champlain
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From this reading Not that we had come that morning from South America, but only from the New York shore of Lake Champlain.
coast
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From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that we had come that morning from South America, but only from the New York shore of Lake Champlain.
daylight
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From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
displayed
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From this reading The latter are far the loftiest, and, from the opposite side of the lake, had displayed a more striking outline.
double
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From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
far
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From this reading The latter are far the loftiest, and, from the opposite side of the lake, had displayed a more striking outline.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
forenoon
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From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
gazing
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From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
Green
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From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
highlands
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From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. THE INLAND PORT.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
INLAND
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From this reading I. THE INLAND PORT.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
Lake
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From this reading Not that we had come that morning from South America, but only from the New York shore of Lake Champlain.
latter
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From this reading The latter are far the loftiest, and, from the opposite side of the lake, had displayed a more striking outline.
leave
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From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
loftiest
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From this reading The latter are far the loftiest, and, from the opposite side of the lake, had displayed a more striking outline.
more
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From this reading The latter are far the loftiest, and, from the opposite side of the lake, had displayed a more striking outline.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that we had come that morning from South America, but only from the New York shore of Lake Champlain.
Mountains
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From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
New
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From this reading Not that we had come that morning from South America, but only from the New York shore of Lake Champlain.
north
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From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that we had come that morning from South America, but only from the New York shore of Lake Champlain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
only
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From this reading Not that we had come that morning from South America, but only from the New York shore of Lake Champlain.
opposite
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From this reading The latter are far the loftiest, and, from the opposite side of the lake, had displayed a more striking outline.
other's
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From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
outline
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From this reading The latter are far the loftiest, and, from the opposite side of the lake, had displayed a more striking outline.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
peaks
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From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
Peru
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From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
PORT
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From this reading I. THE INLAND PORT.
range
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From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
set
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From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
shore
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From this reading Not that we had come that morning from South America, but only from the New York shore of Lake Champlain.
shoulders
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From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
side
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From this reading The latter are far the loftiest, and, from the opposite side of the lake, had displayed a more striking outline.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
skiff
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From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
South
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From this reading Not that we had come that morning from South America, but only from the New York shore of Lake Champlain.
stretched
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From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
striking
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From this reading The latter are far the loftiest, and, from the opposite side of the lake, had displayed a more striking outline.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that we had come that morning from South America, but only from the New York shore of Lake Champlain.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I. THE INLAND PORT.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
two
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From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
Vermont
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From this reading The highlands of the coast behind us stretched north and south, in a double range of bold, blue peaks, gazing over each other’s shoulders at the Green Mountains of Vermont.
voyaged
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From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Not that we had come that morning from South America, but only from the New York shore of Lake Champlain.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It was a bright forenoon, when I set foot on the beach at Burlington, and took leave of the two boatmen in whose little skiff I had voyaged since daylight from Peru.
York
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From this reading Not that we had come that morning from South America, but only from the New York shore of Lake Champlain.
