AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
addedverbUS /ˈædəd/
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
AMAZONnounUS /ˈæməzɑːn/
a large strong and aggressive woman
From this reading THE AMAZON “The largest river in the whole world!” said Benito to Manoel Valdez, on the morrow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
AndesnounUS /ˈændiz/
a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
Benito
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From this reading THE AMAZON “The largest river in the whole world!” said Benito to Manoel Valdez, on the morrow.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
carriesnounUS /ˈkæriz/
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading “And the river which carries to the sea the largest volume of water,” replied Manoel.
coastnounUS /koʊst/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
considerableadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərəbəl/
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “A river whose course is developed over more than thirty degrees of latitude.”
currentnounUS /ˈkɜːrənt/
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
degreesnounUS /dɪˈɡriːz/
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “A river whose course is developed over more than thirty degrees of latitude.”
developedadjectiveUS /dɪˈveləpt/
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading “A river whose course is developed over more than thirty degrees of latitude.”
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/
being one more than seven
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
enormousadjectiveUS /ɪˈnɔːrməs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
fazenda
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From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
forcenounUS /fɔːrs/
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
formedadjectiveUS /fɔːrmd/
having or given a form or shape
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
freshensverbUS /ˈfreʃənz/
third-person singular of “freshen” — make (to feel) fresh
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
immenseadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmens/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE AMAZON “The largest river in the whole world!” said Benito to Manoel Valdez, on the morrow.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
largestadjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒəst/
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE AMAZON “The largest river in the whole world!” said Benito to Manoel Valdez, on the morrow.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætətuːd/
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading “A river whose course is developed over more than thirty degrees of latitude.”
leaguesnounUS /liːɡz/
plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
liquidadjectiveUS /ˈlɪkwəd/
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
Manoel
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From this reading THE AMAZON “The largest river in the whole world!” said Benito to Manoel Valdez, on the morrow.
moleculesnounUS /ˈmɑːləkjuːlz/
plural of “molecule” — (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “A river whose course is developed over more than thirty degrees of latitude.”
morrownounUS /ˈmɑːroʊ/
the next day
From this reading THE AMAZON “The largest river in the whole world!” said Benito to Manoel Valdez, on the morrow.
mouthnounUS /maʊθ/
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
OceannounUS /ˈoʊʃən/
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE AMAZON “The largest river in the whole world!” said Benito to Manoel Valdez, on the morrow.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “A river whose course is developed over more than thirty degrees of latitude.”
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
rangenounUS /reɪndʒ/
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “And the river which carries to the sea the largest volume of water,” replied Manoel.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE AMAZON “The largest river in the whole world!” said Benito to Manoel Valdez, on the morrow.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE AMAZON “The largest river in the whole world!” said Benito to Manoel Valdez, on the morrow.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “And the river which carries to the sea the largest volume of water,” replied Manoel.
shipsnounUS /ʃɪps/
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
southernadjectiveUS /ˈsʌðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “A river whose course is developed over more than thirty degrees of latitude.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AMAZON “The largest river in the whole world!” said Benito to Manoel Valdez, on the morrow.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “A river whose course is developed over more than thirty degrees of latitude.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE AMAZON “The largest river in the whole world!” said Benito to Manoel Valdez, on the morrow.
ValdeznounUS /vælˈdez/
a port on Alaska's southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the world
From this reading THE AMAZON “The largest river in the whole world!” said Benito to Manoel Valdez, on the morrow.
volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “And the river which carries to the sea the largest volume of water,” replied Manoel.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “And the river which carries to the sea the largest volume of water,” replied Manoel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were sitting on the bank which formed the southern boundary of the fazenda, and looking at the liquid molecules passing slowly by, which, coming from the enormous range of the Andes, were on their road to lose themselves in the Atlantic Ocean eight hundred leagues away.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading THE AMAZON “The largest river in the whole world!” said Benito to Manoel Valdez, on the morrow.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “A volume so considerable,” added Benito, “that it freshens the sea water for an immense distance from its mouth, and the force of whose current is felt by ships at eight leagues from the coast.”
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE AMAZON “The largest river in the whole world!” said Benito to Manoel Valdez, on the morrow.
