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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 The monoliths became fewer in number; the plateau had a perceptible down grade.
Again
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From this reading Again the topography changed.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The junipers, myrtles and mastics grew stunted and less crowded, and the land was otherwise quite barren.
barren
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From this reading The junipers, myrtles and mastics grew stunted and less crowded, and the land was otherwise quite barren.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
became
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From this reading The monoliths became fewer in number; the plateau had a perceptible down grade.
cannot
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From this reading Its exact location I cannot recall.
changed
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From this reading Again the topography changed.
crowded
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From this reading The junipers, myrtles and mastics grew stunted and less crowded, and the land was otherwise quite barren.
describe
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From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
detail
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From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
down
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From this reading The monoliths became fewer in number; the plateau had a perceptible down grade.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Its exact location I cannot recall.
fewer
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From this reading The monoliths became fewer in number; the plateau had a perceptible down grade.
grade
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From this reading The monoliths became fewer in number; the plateau had a perceptible down grade.
grew
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From this reading The junipers, myrtles and mastics grew stunted and less crowded, and the land was otherwise quite barren.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The monoliths became fewer in number; the plateau had a perceptible down grade.
hope
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From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
house
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From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The monoliths became fewer in number; the plateau had a perceptible down grade.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its exact location I cannot recall.
junipers
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From this reading The junipers, myrtles and mastics grew stunted and less crowded, and the land was otherwise quite barren.
land
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From this reading The junipers, myrtles and mastics grew stunted and less crowded, and the land was otherwise quite barren.
less
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From this reading The junipers, myrtles and mastics grew stunted and less crowded, and the land was otherwise quite barren.
location
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From this reading Its exact location I cannot recall.
mastics
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From this reading The junipers, myrtles and mastics grew stunted and less crowded, and the land was otherwise quite barren.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
misfortune
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From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
monoliths
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From this reading The monoliths became fewer in number; the plateau had a perceptible down grade.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
myrtles
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From this reading The junipers, myrtles and mastics grew stunted and less crowded, and the land was otherwise quite barren.
neighborhood
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From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
number
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From this reading The monoliths became fewer in number; the plateau had a perceptible down grade.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
otherwise
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From this reading The junipers, myrtles and mastics grew stunted and less crowded, and the land was otherwise quite barren.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
out
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From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
perceptible
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From this reading The monoliths became fewer in number; the plateau had a perceptible down grade.
plateau
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From this reading The monoliths became fewer in number; the plateau had a perceptible down grade.
quite
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From this reading The junipers, myrtles and mastics grew stunted and less crowded, and the land was otherwise quite barren.
recall
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From this reading Its exact location I cannot recall.
seek
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From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
some
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From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
speak
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From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
stunted
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From this reading The junipers, myrtles and mastics grew stunted and less crowded, and the land was otherwise quite barren.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
tempted
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From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again the topography changed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
topography
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From this reading Again the topography changed.
walk
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From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The junipers, myrtles and mastics grew stunted and less crowded, and the land was otherwise quite barren.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If I describe this walk of ours in such detail, I do so in the hope that some of you may be tempted to seek out in the neighborhood of my misfortune, the house of which I am to speak.
