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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 Lying at a great elevation, it has a cool climate, and its inhabitants pass a good part of the time in trying to keep warm.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
always
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Puno is not an attractive spot.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PUNO AND LAKE TITICACA.--COCA AND ITS PROPERTIES.--THE LLAMA AND HIS KINDRED.--EXCURSION TO THE SACRED ISLAND OF THE INCAS.
animals
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From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lying at a great elevation, it has a cool climate, and its inhabitants pass a good part of the time in trying to keep warm.
attractive
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From this reading Puno is not an attractive spot.
bed
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
belowadverbUS /bɪˈloʊ/
to a lower deck or level on a ship
From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
best
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
climate
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From this reading Lying at a great elevation, it has a cool climate, and its inhabitants pass a good part of the time in trying to keep warm.
COCA
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From this reading PUNO AND LAKE TITICACA.--COCA AND ITS PROPERTIES.--THE LLAMA AND HIS KINDRED.--EXCURSION TO THE SACRED ISLAND OF THE INCAS.
cold
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
cool
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From this reading Lying at a great elevation, it has a cool climate, and its inhabitants pass a good part of the time in trying to keep warm.
degrees
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
descending
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
dried
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From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
dung
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From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
early
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
elevation
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From this reading Lying at a great elevation, it has a cool climate, and its inhabitants pass a good part of the time in trying to keep warm.
escaping
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
even
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
EXCURSION
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From this reading PUNO AND LAKE TITICACA.--COCA AND ITS PROPERTIES.--THE LLAMA AND HIS KINDRED.--EXCURSION TO THE SACRED ISLAND OF THE INCAS.
fifteen
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
freezing-point
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
fuel
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From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
good
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From this reading Lying at a great elevation, it has a cool climate, and its inhabitants pass a good part of the time in trying to keep warm.
great
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From this reading Lying at a great elevation, it has a cool climate, and its inhabitants pass a good part of the time in trying to keep warm.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lying at a great elevation, it has a cool climate, and its inhabitants pass a good part of the time in trying to keep warm.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PUNO AND LAKE TITICACA.--COCA AND ITS PROPERTIES.--THE LLAMA AND HIS KINDRED.--EXCURSION TO THE SACRED ISLAND OF THE INCAS.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lying at a great elevation, it has a cool climate, and its inhabitants pass a good part of the time in trying to keep warm.
INCAS
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From this reading PUNO AND LAKE TITICACA.--COCA AND ITS PROPERTIES.--THE LLAMA AND HIS KINDRED.--EXCURSION TO THE SACRED ISLAND OF THE INCAS.
inhabitants
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From this reading Lying at a great elevation, it has a cool climate, and its inhabitants pass a good part of the time in trying to keep warm.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Puno is not an attractive spot.
ISLAND
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From this reading PUNO AND LAKE TITICACA.--COCA AND ITS PROPERTIES.--THE LLAMA AND HIS KINDRED.--EXCURSION TO THE SACRED ISLAND OF THE INCAS.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lying at a great elevation, it has a cool climate, and its inhabitants pass a good part of the time in trying to keep warm.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading PUNO AND LAKE TITICACA.--COCA AND ITS PROPERTIES.--THE LLAMA AND HIS KINDRED.--EXCURSION TO THE SACRED ISLAND OF THE INCAS.
keep
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From this reading Lying at a great elevation, it has a cool climate, and its inhabitants pass a good part of the time in trying to keep warm.
KINDRED
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From this reading PUNO AND LAKE TITICACA.--COCA AND ITS PROPERTIES.--THE LLAMA AND HIS KINDRED.--EXCURSION TO THE SACRED ISLAND OF THE INCAS.
known
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From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
LAKE
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From this reading PUNO AND LAKE TITICACA.--COCA AND ITS PROPERTIES.--THE LLAMA AND HIS KINDRED.--EXCURSION TO THE SACRED ISLAND OF THE INCAS.
LLAMA
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From this reading PUNO AND LAKE TITICACA.--COCA AND ITS PROPERTIES.--THE LLAMA AND HIS KINDRED.--EXCURSION TO THE SACRED ISLAND OF THE INCAS.
llamas
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From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
Lying
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From this reading Lying at a great elevation, it has a cool climate, and its inhabitants pass a good part of the time in trying to keep warm.
means
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
neighborhood
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From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Puno is not an attractive spot.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PUNO AND LAKE TITICACA.--COCA AND ITS PROPERTIES.--THE LLAMA AND HIS KINDRED.--EXCURSION TO THE SACRED ISLAND OF THE INCAS.
only
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From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
opening
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From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
other
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From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
part
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From this reading Lying at a great elevation, it has a cool climate, and its inhabitants pass a good part of the time in trying to keep warm.
pass
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From this reading Lying at a great elevation, it has a cool climate, and its inhabitants pass a good part of the time in trying to keep warm.
people
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
PROPERTIES
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From this reading PUNO AND LAKE TITICACA.--COCA AND ITS PROPERTIES.--THE LLAMA AND HIS KINDRED.--EXCURSION TO THE SACRED ISLAND OF THE INCAS.
PUNO
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From this reading PUNO AND LAKE TITICACA.--COCA AND ITS PROPERTIES.--THE LLAMA AND HIS KINDRED.--EXCURSION TO THE SACRED ISLAND OF THE INCAS.
railway
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From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
remain
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
retire
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
SACRED
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From this reading PUNO AND LAKE TITICACA.--COCA AND ITS PROPERTIES.--THE LLAMA AND HIS KINDRED.--EXCURSION TO THE SACRED ISLAND OF THE INCAS.
shrub
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From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
small
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From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
sometimes
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
spot
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From this reading Puno is not an attractive spot.
sunrise
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PUNO AND LAKE TITICACA.--COCA AND ITS PROPERTIES.--THE LLAMA AND HIS KINDRED.--EXCURSION TO THE SACRED ISLAND OF THE INCAS.
There
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From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
thermometer
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
time
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From this reading Lying at a great elevation, it has a cool climate, and its inhabitants pass a good part of the time in trying to keep warm.
TITICACA
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From this reading PUNO AND LAKE TITICACA.--COCA AND ITS PROPERTIES.--THE LLAMA AND HIS KINDRED.--EXCURSION TO THE SACRED ISLAND OF THE INCAS.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PUNO AND LAKE TITICACA.--COCA AND ITS PROPERTIES.--THE LLAMA AND HIS KINDRED.--EXCURSION TO THE SACRED ISLAND OF THE INCAS.
tola
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From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
touching
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
trees
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From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
trying
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From this reading Lying at a great elevation, it has a cool climate, and its inhabitants pass a good part of the time in trying to keep warm.
very
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
warm
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From this reading Lying at a great elevation, it has a cool climate, and its inhabitants pass a good part of the time in trying to keep warm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There are no trees in the neighborhood; before the opening of the railway the only fuel was the dried dung of llamas and other animals, and a small shrub known as tola.
zero
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From this reading The nights are always cold, the thermometer sometimes descending fifteen degrees below the freezing-point, and even touching zero; people retire to bed very early, and remain there till after sunrise, as the best means of escaping the cold.
