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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 From a distance they look like a flock of overgrown gray turkeys running around the desert.
All
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From this reading All things save song considered, the ostrich is the most interesting bird of Patagonia.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
approaches
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From this reading The traveller will see them from the deck of the steamer as he approaches shore.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading From a distance they look like a flock of overgrown gray turkeys running around the desert.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The traveller will see them from the deck of the steamer as he approaches shore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
bird
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From this reading All things save song considered, the ostrich is the most interesting bird of Patagonia.
BIRDS
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From this reading BIRDS OF PATAGONIA.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
considered
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From this reading All things save song considered, the ostrich is the most interesting bird of Patagonia.
deck
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From this reading The traveller will see them from the deck of the steamer as he approaches shore.
desert
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From this reading From a distance they look like a flock of overgrown gray turkeys running around the desert.
distance
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From this reading From a distance they look like a flock of overgrown gray turkeys running around the desert.
eyes
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From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
flock
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From this reading From a distance they look like a flock of overgrown gray turkeys running around the desert.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The traveller will see them from the deck of the steamer as he approaches shore.
gray
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From this reading From a distance they look like a flock of overgrown gray turkeys running around the desert.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The traveller will see them from the deck of the steamer as he approaches shore.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
interesting
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From this reading All things save song considered, the ostrich is the most interesting bird of Patagonia.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All things save song considered, the ostrich is the most interesting bird of Patagonia.
kinds
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From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
like
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From this reading From a distance they look like a flock of overgrown gray turkeys running around the desert.
look
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From this reading From a distance they look like a flock of overgrown gray turkeys running around the desert.
most
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From this reading All things save song considered, the ostrich is the most interesting bird of Patagonia.
north
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From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BIRDS OF PATAGONIA.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
ordinary
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From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
ostrich
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From this reading All things save song considered, the ostrich is the most interesting bird of Patagonia.
ostriches
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From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
overgrown
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From this reading From a distance they look like a flock of overgrown gray turkeys running around the desert.
PATAGONIA
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From this reading BIRDS OF PATAGONIA.
really
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From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From a distance they look like a flock of overgrown gray turkeys running around the desert.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading All things save song considered, the ostrich is the most interesting bird of Patagonia.
see
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From this reading The traveller will see them from the deck of the steamer as he approaches shore.
shore
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From this reading The traveller will see them from the deck of the steamer as he approaches shore.
song
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From this reading All things save song considered, the ostrich is the most interesting bird of Patagonia.
south
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From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
species
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From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
spectator
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From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
steamer
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From this reading The traveller will see them from the deck of the steamer as he approaches shore.
territory
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From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All things save song considered, the ostrich is the most interesting bird of Patagonia.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The traveller will see them from the deck of the steamer as he approaches shore.
There
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From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
things
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From this reading All things save song considered, the ostrich is the most interesting bird of Patagonia.
traveller
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From this reading The traveller will see them from the deck of the steamer as he approaches shore.
turkeys
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From this reading From a distance they look like a flock of overgrown gray turkeys running around the desert.
two
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From this reading There are really two kinds of ostriches in the territory, one at the north and one at the south, but in the eyes of an ordinary spectator they are all of one species.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The traveller will see them from the deck of the steamer as he approaches shore.
