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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 Coqueville is a little village planted in a cleft in the rocks, two leagues from Grandport.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
beach
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From this reading A fine sandy beach stretches in front of the huts lodged half-way up in the side of the cliff like shells left there by the tide.
bluish
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated by L. G. Meyer.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
chimneys
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
clearly
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
cleft
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From this reading Coqueville is a little village planted in a cleft in the rocks, two leagues from Grandport.
cliff
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From this reading A fine sandy beach stretches in front of the huts lodged half-way up in the side of the cliff like shells left there by the tide.
climbs
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
Coqueville
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From this reading Coqueville is a little village planted in a cleft in the rocks, two leagues from Grandport.
crest
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading It is a deserted hole.
distinguish
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
dust
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
eyes
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fine sandy beach stretches in front of the huts lodged half-way up in the side of the cliff like shells left there by the tide.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Coqueville is a little village planted in a cleft in the rocks, two leagues from Grandport.
front
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From this reading A fine sandy beach stretches in front of the huts lodged half-way up in the side of the cliff like shells left there by the tide.
G
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From this reading Translated by L. G. Meyer.
gapingadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
wide open
From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
gold
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
Grandport
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From this reading Coqueville is a little village planted in a cleft in the rocks, two leagues from Grandport.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
half-waynounUS /half-way/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fine sandy beach stretches in front of the huts lodged half-way up in the side of the cliff like shells left there by the tide.
heights
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
hole
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From this reading It is a deserted hole.
houses
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
huts
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From this reading A fine sandy beach stretches in front of the huts lodged half-way up in the side of the cliff like shells left there by the tide.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Coqueville is a little village planted in a cleft in the rocks, two leagues from Grandport.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Coqueville is a little village planted in a cleft in the rocks, two leagues from Grandport.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a deserted hole.
L
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From this reading Translated by L. G. Meyer.
leagues
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From this reading Coqueville is a little village planted in a cleft in the rocks, two leagues from Grandport.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fine sandy beach stretches in front of the huts lodged half-way up in the side of the cliff like shells left there by the tide.
like
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From this reading A fine sandy beach stretches in front of the huts lodged half-way up in the side of the cliff like shells left there by the tide.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coqueville is a little village planted in a cleft in the rocks, two leagues from Grandport.
lodged
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From this reading A fine sandy beach stretches in front of the huts lodged half-way up in the side of the cliff like shells left there by the tide.
Meyer
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From this reading Translated by L. G. Meyer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A fine sandy beach stretches in front of the huts lodged half-way up in the side of the cliff like shells left there by the tide.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
planted
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From this reading Coqueville is a little village planted in a cleft in the rocks, two leagues from Grandport.
river
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
rock
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
rocks
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From this reading Coqueville is a little village planted in a cleft in the rocks, two leagues from Grandport.
rust
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
sand
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
sandy
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From this reading A fine sandy beach stretches in front of the huts lodged half-way up in the side of the cliff like shells left there by the tide.
seen
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
send
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
sheet
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
shells
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From this reading A fine sandy beach stretches in front of the huts lodged half-way up in the side of the cliff like shells left there by the tide.
side
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From this reading A fine sandy beach stretches in front of the huts lodged half-way up in the side of the cliff like shells left there by the tide.
sky
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
slope
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
spot
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
streaking
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
streaming
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
stretches
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From this reading A fine sandy beach stretches in front of the huts lodged half-way up in the side of the cliff like shells left there by the tide.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Coqueville is a little village planted in a cleft in the rocks, two leagues from Grandport.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
there
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From this reading A fine sandy beach stretches in front of the huts lodged half-way up in the side of the cliff like shells left there by the tide.
tide
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From this reading A fine sandy beach stretches in front of the huts lodged half-way up in the side of the cliff like shells left there by the tide.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
tones
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
trails
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
Translated
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From this reading Translated by L. G. Meyer.
two
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From this reading Coqueville is a little village planted in a cleft in the rocks, two leagues from Grandport.
up
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From this reading A fine sandy beach stretches in front of the huts lodged half-way up in the side of the cliff like shells left there by the tide.
very
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
village
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From this reading Coqueville is a little village planted in a cleft in the rocks, two leagues from Grandport.
west
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
yellow
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From this reading As one climbs to the heights of Grandport, on the left the yellow sheet of sand can be very clearly seen to the west like a river of gold dust streaming from the gaping cleft in the rock; and with good eyes one can even distinguish the houses, whose tones of rust spot the rock and whose chimneys send up their bluish trails to the very crest of the great slope, streaking the sky.
