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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 Tale of the California Wilderness_.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
altitudes
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With The Author'S Grateful Recognition Of His Countless Sympathetic Criticisms And Suggestions It was springtime in the California Sierra.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
august
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
Author'S
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From this reading With The Author'S Grateful Recognition Of His Countless Sympathetic Criticisms And Suggestions It was springtime in the California Sierra.
away
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
blue
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
bluer
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From this reading Never were skies bluer, never did the golden sun-flood steep the endless forest lands in richer life-giving glory.
brown
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
California
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From this reading _A Tale of the California Wilderness_.
Countless
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From this reading With The Author'S Grateful Recognition Of His Countless Sympathetic Criticisms And Suggestions It was springtime in the California Sierra.
crests
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
Criticisms
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From this reading With The Author'S Grateful Recognition Of His Countless Sympathetic Criticisms And Suggestions It was springtime in the California Sierra.
dazzling
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Never were skies bluer, never did the golden sun-flood steep the endless forest lands in richer life-giving glory.
distances
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
down
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
endless
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From this reading Never were skies bluer, never did the golden sun-flood steep the endless forest lands in richer life-giving glory.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
feet
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
fell
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
fields
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
forest
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From this reading Never were skies bluer, never did the golden sun-flood steep the endless forest lands in richer life-giving glory.
glory
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From this reading Never were skies bluer, never did the golden sun-flood steep the endless forest lands in richer life-giving glory.
golden
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From this reading Never were skies bluer, never did the golden sun-flood steep the endless forest lands in richer life-giving glory.
gorges
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
Grateful
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From this reading With The Author'S Grateful Recognition Of His Countless Sympathetic Criticisms And Suggestions It was springtime in the California Sierra.
growing
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
held
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With The Author'S Grateful Recognition Of His Countless Sympathetic Criticisms And Suggestions It was springtime in the California Sierra.
hot
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With The Author'S Grateful Recognition Of His Countless Sympathetic Criticisms And Suggestions It was springtime in the California Sierra.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With The Author'S Grateful Recognition Of His Countless Sympathetic Criticisms And Suggestions It was springtime in the California Sierra.
lands
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From this reading Never were skies bluer, never did the golden sun-flood steep the endless forest lands in richer life-giving glory.
level
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
life-giving
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From this reading Never were skies bluer, never did the golden sun-flood steep the endless forest lands in richer life-giving glory.
mighty
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
monotonous
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
more
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
mountains
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never were skies bluer, never did the golden sun-flood steep the endless forest lands in richer life-giving glory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Tale of the California Wilderness_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
other
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
Recognition
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From this reading With The Author'S Grateful Recognition Of His Countless Sympathetic Criticisms And Suggestions It was springtime in the California Sierra.
richer
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From this reading Never were skies bluer, never did the golden sun-flood steep the endless forest lands in richer life-giving glory.
Ridge
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
rising
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
rocky
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
Sacramento
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
sank
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
seven
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
side
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
Sierra
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From this reading With The Author'S Grateful Recognition Of His Countless Sympathetic Criticisms And Suggestions It was springtime in the California Sierra.
skies
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From this reading Never were skies bluer, never did the golden sun-flood steep the endless forest lands in richer life-giving glory.
snow
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
springtime
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From this reading With The Author'S Grateful Recognition Of His Countless Sympathetic Criticisms And Suggestions It was springtime in the California Sierra.
steadily
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
steep
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From this reading Never were skies bluer, never did the golden sun-flood steep the endless forest lands in richer life-giving glory.
stretched
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
stubbornly
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
Suggestions
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From this reading With The Author'S Grateful Recognition Of His Countless Sympathetic Criticisms And Suggestions It was springtime in the California Sierra.
summer
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
sun-flood
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From this reading Never were skies bluer, never did the golden sun-flood steep the endless forest lands in richer life-giving glory.
swept
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
Sympathetic
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From this reading With The Author'S Grateful Recognition Of His Countless Sympathetic Criticisms And Suggestions It was springtime in the California Sierra.
Tale
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From this reading _A Tale of the California Wilderness_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Tale of the California Wilderness_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
there
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
thousand
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
vague
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
Valley
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains swept on and fell away upon one side until in the vague distances they sank to the monotonous level of the Sacramento Valley; down there it was already summer, and fields were hot and brown.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With The Author'S Grateful Recognition Of His Countless Sympathetic Criticisms And Suggestions It was springtime in the California Sierra.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Never were skies bluer, never did the golden sun-flood steep the endless forest lands in richer life-giving glory.
white
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
WildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading _A Tale of the California Wilderness_.
winter
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From this reading Ridge after ridge the mountains stretched on the other side, rising steadily, growing ever more august and mighty and rocky; on their crests across the blue gorges the snow was dazzling white and winter held stubbornly on at altitudes of seven thousand feet.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With The Author'S Grateful Recognition Of His Countless Sympathetic Criticisms And Suggestions It was springtime in the California Sierra.
