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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 This morning there seemed to be a great deal of activity about the new Sunrise Hill camp.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This morning there seemed to be a great deal of activity about the new Sunrise Hill camp.
activity
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From this reading This morning there seemed to be a great deal of activity about the new Sunrise Hill camp.
agreeable
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From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
American
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From this reading It had been purchased from an Indian wood carver and had a strange head on top, resembling a sardonic American eagle.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had been purchased from an Indian wood carver and had a strange head on top, resembling a sardonic American eagle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before the central tent was a tall totem pole, as yet uncolored and uncarved, which was later to record the experiences of the Arizona Sunrise Camp Fire club.
Arizona
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From this reading Before the central tent was a tall totem pole, as yet uncolored and uncarved, which was later to record the experiences of the Arizona Sunrise Camp Fire club.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Before the central tent was a tall totem pole, as yet uncolored and uncarved, which was later to record the experiences of the Arizona Sunrise Camp Fire club.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This morning there seemed to be a great deal of activity about the new Sunrise Hill camp.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been purchased from an Indian wood carver and had a strange head on top, resembling a sardonic American eagle.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the central tent was a tall totem pole, as yet uncolored and uncarved, which was later to record the experiences of the Arizona Sunrise Camp Fire club.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
camp
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From this reading This morning there seemed to be a great deal of activity about the new Sunrise Hill camp.
camping
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From this reading The four tents stood in a kind of half circle in front of the small group of pine trees, which had influenced the choice of the camping site.
carver
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From this reading It had been purchased from an Indian wood carver and had a strange head on top, resembling a sardonic American eagle.
central
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From this reading Before the central tent was a tall totem pole, as yet uncolored and uncarved, which was later to record the experiences of the Arizona Sunrise Camp Fire club.
choice
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From this reading The four tents stood in a kind of half circle in front of the small group of pine trees, which had influenced the choice of the camping site.
circle
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From this reading The four tents stood in a kind of half circle in front of the small group of pine trees, which had influenced the choice of the camping site.
club
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From this reading Before the central tent was a tall totem pole, as yet uncolored and uncarved, which was later to record the experiences of the Arizona Sunrise Camp Fire club.
deal
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From this reading This morning there seemed to be a great deal of activity about the new Sunrise Hill camp.
done
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From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
eagle
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From this reading It had been purchased from an Indian wood carver and had a strange head on top, resembling a sardonic American eagle.
even
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From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
experiences
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From this reading Before the central tent was a tall totem pole, as yet uncolored and uncarved, which was later to record the experiences of the Arizona Sunrise Camp Fire club.
Fire
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From this reading Before the central tent was a tall totem pole, as yet uncolored and uncarved, which was later to record the experiences of the Arizona Sunrise Camp Fire club.
four
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From this reading The four tents stood in a kind of half circle in front of the small group of pine trees, which had influenced the choice of the camping site.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had been purchased from an Indian wood carver and had a strange head on top, resembling a sardonic American eagle.
front
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From this reading The four tents stood in a kind of half circle in front of the small group of pine trees, which had influenced the choice of the camping site.
good
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From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
great
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From this reading This morning there seemed to be a great deal of activity about the new Sunrise Hill camp.
group
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From this reading The four tents stood in a kind of half circle in front of the small group of pine trees, which had influenced the choice of the camping site.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The four tents stood in a kind of half circle in front of the small group of pine trees, which had influenced the choice of the camping site.
half
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From this reading The four tents stood in a kind of half circle in front of the small group of pine trees, which had influenced the choice of the camping site.
head
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From this reading It had been purchased from an Indian wood carver and had a strange head on top, resembling a sardonic American eagle.
Hill
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From this reading This morning there seemed to be a great deal of activity about the new Sunrise Hill camp.
how
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From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The four tents stood in a kind of half circle in front of the small group of pine trees, which had influenced the choice of the camping site.
Indian
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From this reading It had been purchased from an Indian wood carver and had a strange head on top, resembling a sardonic American eagle.
influenced
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From this reading The four tents stood in a kind of half circle in front of the small group of pine trees, which had influenced the choice of the camping site.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been purchased from an Indian wood carver and had a strange head on top, resembling a sardonic American eagle.
kind
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From this reading The four tents stood in a kind of half circle in front of the small group of pine trees, which had influenced the choice of the camping site.
later
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From this reading Before the central tent was a tall totem pole, as yet uncolored and uncarved, which was later to record the experiences of the Arizona Sunrise Camp Fire club.
leading
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From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
life
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From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
make
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From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
matter
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From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
morning
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From this reading This morning there seemed to be a great deal of activity about the new Sunrise Hill camp.
new
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From this reading This morning there seemed to be a great deal of activity about the new Sunrise Hill camp.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This morning there seemed to be a great deal of activity about the new Sunrise Hill camp.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had been purchased from an Indian wood carver and had a strange head on top, resembling a sardonic American eagle.
people
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From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
pine
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From this reading The four tents stood in a kind of half circle in front of the small group of pine trees, which had influenced the choice of the camping site.
pole
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From this reading Before the central tent was a tall totem pole, as yet uncolored and uncarved, which was later to record the experiences of the Arizona Sunrise Camp Fire club.
purchased
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From this reading It had been purchased from an Indian wood carver and had a strange head on top, resembling a sardonic American eagle.
record
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From this reading Before the central tent was a tall totem pole, as yet uncolored and uncarved, which was later to record the experiences of the Arizona Sunrise Camp Fire club.
remains
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From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
resembling
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From this reading It had been purchased from an Indian wood carver and had a strange head on top, resembling a sardonic American eagle.
sardonic
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From this reading It had been purchased from an Indian wood carver and had a strange head on top, resembling a sardonic American eagle.
seemed
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From this reading This morning there seemed to be a great deal of activity about the new Sunrise Hill camp.
simple
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From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
site
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From this reading The four tents stood in a kind of half circle in front of the small group of pine trees, which had influenced the choice of the camping site.
small
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From this reading The four tents stood in a kind of half circle in front of the small group of pine trees, which had influenced the choice of the camping site.
still
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From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The four tents stood in a kind of half circle in front of the small group of pine trees, which had influenced the choice of the camping site.
strange
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From this reading It had been purchased from an Indian wood carver and had a strange head on top, resembling a sardonic American eagle.
Sunrise
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From this reading This morning there seemed to be a great deal of activity about the new Sunrise Hill camp.
talk
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From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
tall
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From this reading Before the central tent was a tall totem pole, as yet uncolored and uncarved, which was later to record the experiences of the Arizona Sunrise Camp Fire club.
tent
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From this reading Before the central tent was a tall totem pole, as yet uncolored and uncarved, which was later to record the experiences of the Arizona Sunrise Camp Fire club.
tents
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From this reading The four tents stood in a kind of half circle in front of the small group of pine trees, which had influenced the choice of the camping site.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This morning there seemed to be a great deal of activity about the new Sunrise Hill camp.
then
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From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
there
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From this reading This morning there seemed to be a great deal of activity about the new Sunrise Hill camp.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning there seemed to be a great deal of activity about the new Sunrise Hill camp.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This morning there seemed to be a great deal of activity about the new Sunrise Hill camp.
top
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From this reading It had been purchased from an Indian wood carver and had a strange head on top, resembling a sardonic American eagle.
totem
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From this reading Before the central tent was a tall totem pole, as yet uncolored and uncarved, which was later to record the experiences of the Arizona Sunrise Camp Fire club.
trees
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From this reading The four tents stood in a kind of half circle in front of the small group of pine trees, which had influenced the choice of the camping site.
uncarved
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From this reading Before the central tent was a tall totem pole, as yet uncolored and uncarved, which was later to record the experiences of the Arizona Sunrise Camp Fire club.
uncolored
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From this reading Before the central tent was a tall totem pole, as yet uncolored and uncarved, which was later to record the experiences of the Arizona Sunrise Camp Fire club.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before the central tent was a tall totem pole, as yet uncolored and uncarved, which was later to record the experiences of the Arizona Sunrise Camp Fire club.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The four tents stood in a kind of half circle in front of the small group of pine trees, which had influenced the choice of the camping site.
wood
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From this reading It had been purchased from an Indian wood carver and had a strange head on top, resembling a sardonic American eagle.
work
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From this reading But then, no matter how people may talk of leading the simple life, there still remains a good deal of work to be done to make even the simple life agreeable.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Before the central tent was a tall totem pole, as yet uncolored and uncarved, which was later to record the experiences of the Arizona Sunrise Camp Fire club.
