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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 A few hundred yards farther brought us to the spring, and it was well worth travelling a little farther to see.
all
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From this reading They were of a whitish colour, resembling white quartz rock; and of all sizes, from that of a large baking oven to the size of a wooden dish.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
arrived
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From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
baking
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From this reading They were of a whitish colour, resembling white quartz rock; and of all sizes, from that of a large baking oven to the size of a wooden dish.
banks
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From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
bottom
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From this reading "Near the bottom of the cliff were several round objects, looking like half globes, or bowls turned upon their mouths.
bowls
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From this reading "Near the bottom of the cliff were several round objects, looking like half globes, or bowls turned upon their mouths.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few hundred yards farther brought us to the spring, and it was well worth travelling a little farther to see.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
cliff
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From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
close
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From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
colour
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From this reading They were of a whitish colour, resembling white quartz rock; and of all sizes, from that of a large baking oven to the size of a wooden dish.
creek
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From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
dish
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From this reading They were of a whitish colour, resembling white quartz rock; and of all sizes, from that of a large baking oven to the size of a wooden dish.
farther
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From this reading A few hundred yards farther brought us to the spring, and it was well worth travelling a little farther to see.
few
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From this reading A few hundred yards farther brought us to the spring, and it was well worth travelling a little farther to see.
fountain-head
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From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were of a whitish colour, resembling white quartz rock; and of all sizes, from that of a large baking oven to the size of a wooden dish.
globes
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From this reading "Near the bottom of the cliff were several round objects, looking like half globes, or bowls turned upon their mouths.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Near the bottom of the cliff were several round objects, looking like half globes, or bowls turned upon their mouths.
hundred
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From this reading A few hundred yards farther brought us to the spring, and it was well worth travelling a little farther to see.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A few hundred yards farther brought us to the spring, and it was well worth travelling a little farther to see.
knew
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From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
large
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From this reading They were of a whitish colour, resembling white quartz rock; and of all sizes, from that of a large baking oven to the size of a wooden dish.
like
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From this reading "Near the bottom of the cliff were several round objects, looking like half globes, or bowls turned upon their mouths.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
looking
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From this reading "Near the bottom of the cliff were several round objects, looking like half globes, or bowls turned upon their mouths.
mouths
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From this reading "Near the bottom of the cliff were several round objects, looking like half globes, or bowls turned upon their mouths.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
near
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From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
now
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From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
objects
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From this reading "Near the bottom of the cliff were several round objects, looking like half globes, or bowls turned upon their mouths.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Near the bottom of the cliff were several round objects, looking like half globes, or bowls turned upon their mouths.
oven
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From this reading They were of a whitish colour, resembling white quartz rock; and of all sizes, from that of a large baking oven to the size of a wooden dish.
quartz
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From this reading They were of a whitish colour, resembling white quartz rock; and of all sizes, from that of a large baking oven to the size of a wooden dish.
resembling
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From this reading They were of a whitish colour, resembling white quartz rock; and of all sizes, from that of a large baking oven to the size of a wooden dish.
resolved
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From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
rivulet
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From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
rock
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From this reading They were of a whitish colour, resembling white quartz rock; and of all sizes, from that of a large baking oven to the size of a wooden dish.
round
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From this reading "Near the bottom of the cliff were several round objects, looking like half globes, or bowls turned upon their mouths.
SALT
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From this reading THE SALT SPRING.
saw
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From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
see
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From this reading A few hundred yards farther brought us to the spring, and it was well worth travelling a little farther to see.
several
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From this reading "Near the bottom of the cliff were several round objects, looking like half globes, or bowls turned upon their mouths.
size
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From this reading They were of a whitish colour, resembling white quartz rock; and of all sizes, from that of a large baking oven to the size of a wooden dish.
sizes
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From this reading They were of a whitish colour, resembling white quartz rock; and of all sizes, from that of a large baking oven to the size of a wooden dish.
SPRING
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From this reading THE SALT SPRING.
supplied
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From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SALT SPRING.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Near the bottom of the cliff were several round objects, looking like half globes, or bowls turned upon their mouths.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were of a whitish colour, resembling white quartz rock; and of all sizes, from that of a large baking oven to the size of a wooden dish.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
travel
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From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
travelling
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From this reading A few hundred yards farther brought us to the spring, and it was well worth travelling a little farther to see.
turned
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From this reading "Near the bottom of the cliff were several round objects, looking like half globes, or bowls turned upon their mouths.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Near the bottom of the cliff were several round objects, looking like half globes, or bowls turned upon their mouths.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A few hundred yards farther brought us to the spring, and it was well worth travelling a little farther to see.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A few hundred yards farther brought us to the spring, and it was well worth travelling a little farther to see.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
well
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From this reading A few hundred yards farther brought us to the spring, and it was well worth travelling a little farther to see.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Near the bottom of the cliff were several round objects, looking like half globes, or bowls turned upon their mouths.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "We had now arrived on the banks of the salt creek; but as we saw the cliff close by, and knew that we must be near the spring which supplied this little rivulet, we resolved to travel on to the fountain-head.
white
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From this reading They were of a whitish colour, resembling white quartz rock; and of all sizes, from that of a large baking oven to the size of a wooden dish.
whitish
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From this reading They were of a whitish colour, resembling white quartz rock; and of all sizes, from that of a large baking oven to the size of a wooden dish.
wooden
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From this reading They were of a whitish colour, resembling white quartz rock; and of all sizes, from that of a large baking oven to the size of a wooden dish.
worth
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From this reading A few hundred yards farther brought us to the spring, and it was well worth travelling a little farther to see.
yards
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From this reading A few hundred yards farther brought us to the spring, and it was well worth travelling a little farther to see.
