Chapter XVI
The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high. Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges. Kingdoms have been found there. One of them was Bright's Cove. It happened back in the seventies.
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Chapter XVI
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The
Sierra
Nevadas
of
California
are
very
wide
and
very
high.
Kingdoms
could
be
lost
among
the
defiles
of
their
ranges.
Kingdoms
have
been
found
there.
One
of
them
was
Bright's
Cove.
It
happened
back
in
the
seventies.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
Sierra
Nevadas
of
California
are
very
wide
and
very
high.
Line 2
Kingdoms
could
be
lost
among
the
defiles
of
their
ranges.
Line 3
Kingdoms
have
been
found
there.
Line 4
One
of
them
was
Bright's
Cove.
Line 5
It
happened
back
in
the
seventies.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Among
preposition
US /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Kingdoms have been found there.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kingdoms have been found there.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Kingdoms have been found there.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of them was Bright's Cove.”
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
back
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From this reading It happened back in the seventies.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Kingdoms have been found there.
Bright's
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From this reading One of them was Bright's Cove.
California
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From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.
Cove
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From this reading One of them was Bright's Cove.
defiles
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From this reading Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kingdoms have been found there.
happened
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From this reading It happened back in the seventies.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Kingdoms have been found there.
high
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From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It happened back in the seventies.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened back in the seventies.
Kingdoms
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From this reading Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.
lost
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From this reading Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.
Nevadas
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From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them was Bright's Cove.
ranges
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From this reading Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.
seventies
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From this reading It happened back in the seventies.
Sierra
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From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Kingdoms could be lost among the defiles of their ranges.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them was Bright's Cove.
there
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From this reading Kingdoms have been found there.
very
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From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them was Bright's Cove.
wide
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From this reading The Sierra Nevadas of California are very wide and very high.