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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 number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
almost
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From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
apart
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From this reading The settlements are hundreds of miles apart.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For, consider what Patagonia between the Rio Negro and the Strait of Magellan is as a place of human residence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
await
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From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading For, consider what Patagonia between the Rio Negro and the Strait of Magellan is as a place of human residence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
consider
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From this reading For, consider what Patagonia between the Rio Negro and the Strait of Magellan is as a place of human residence.
desert
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From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
especially
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From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
eye
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From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
find
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From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, consider what Patagonia between the Rio Negro and the Strait of Magellan is as a place of human residence.
found
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From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
grade
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From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
greater
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From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
highways
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From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
human
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From this reading For, consider what Patagonia between the Rio Negro and the Strait of Magellan is as a place of human residence.
hundreds
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From this reading The settlements are hundreds of miles apart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
loafers
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From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
Magellan
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From this reading For, consider what Patagonia between the Rio Negro and the Strait of Magellan is as a place of human residence.
miles
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From this reading The settlements are hundreds of miles apart.
Negro
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From this reading For, consider what Patagonia between the Rio Negro and the Strait of Magellan is as a place of human residence.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
number
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From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
offend
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From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
Patagonia
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From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
PATAGONIA'S
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From this reading PATAGONIA'S TRAMPS.
place
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From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
port
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From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
probably
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From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
quality
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From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
residence
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From this reading For, consider what Patagonia between the Rio Negro and the Strait of Magellan is as a place of human residence.
Rio
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From this reading For, consider what Patagonia between the Rio Negro and the Strait of Magellan is as a place of human residence.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
settlements
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From this reading The settlements are hundreds of miles apart.
sight
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From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
States
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From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
Strait
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From this reading For, consider what Patagonia between the Rio Negro and the Strait of Magellan is as a place of human residence.
sure
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From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
surprises
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From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
surprising
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From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
There
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From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
tramping
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From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
TRAMPS
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From this reading PATAGONIA'S TRAMPS.
traveller
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From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
uncleanly
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From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
United
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From this reading There is nothing especially surprising in the quality or grade of the tramps; they are the same uncleanly loafers that offend the eye on the highways of the United States, but to find them on the desert and tramping from place to place, that is remarkable.
visits
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From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For, consider what Patagonia between the Rio Negro and the Strait of Magellan is as a place of human residence.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A number of surprises await the traveller who visits Patagonia, but probably none is greater than the sight of the tramps sure to be found at almost every port.
