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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 Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
abrupt
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
affluents
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
all
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
big
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
bleak
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From this reading Into the river empty other, tributary, rivers rising in the bleak and lofty fastnesses of the mountains to right and left.
border
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From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
Canadian
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From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
clear
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From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
Continental
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From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
country
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
crosses
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From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
deal
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
dense
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From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
densely
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
Divide
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From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
edges
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From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
empty
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From this reading Into the river empty other, tributary, rivers rising in the bleak and lofty fastnesses of the mountains to right and left.
fastnesses
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From this reading Into the river empty other, tributary, rivers rising in the bleak and lofty fastnesses of the mountains to right and left.
floor
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
flows
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From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
forested
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
forests
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From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
forty
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From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
glaciers
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
ground
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into the river empty other, tributary, rivers rising in the bleak and lofty fastnesses of the mountains to right and left.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
lateral
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
leaf
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Into the river empty other, tributary, rivers rising in the bleak and lofty fastnesses of the mountains to right and left.
less
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From this reading Between them, in turn, run spur systems of mountains only a little less lofty than the parent ranges.
lies
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From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
like
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between them, in turn, run spur systems of mountains only a little less lofty than the parent ranges.
lofty
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From this reading Into the river empty other, tributary, rivers rising in the bleak and lofty fastnesses of the mountains to right and left.
main
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
midway
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From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
miles
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From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
Mountains
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From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
Near
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From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
only
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From this reading Between them, in turn, run spur systems of mountains only a little less lofty than the parent ranges.
other
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From this reading Into the river empty other, tributary, rivers rising in the bleak and lofty fastnesses of the mountains to right and left.
parent
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From this reading Between them, in turn, run spur systems of mountains only a little less lofty than the parent ranges.
plan
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
pouring
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
range
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From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
ranges
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From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
representing
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Into the river empty other, tributary, rivers rising in the bleak and lofty fastnesses of the mountains to right and left.
rising
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From this reading Into the river empty other, tributary, rivers rising in the bleak and lofty fastnesses of the mountains to right and left.
river
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From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
rivers
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From this reading Into the river empty other, tributary, rivers rising in the bleak and lofty fastnesses of the mountains to right and left.
Rocky
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From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
run
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From this reading Between them, in turn, run spur systems of mountains only a little less lofty than the parent ranges.
sheer
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
sides
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
south
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From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
space
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From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
spaces
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
spur
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From this reading Between them, in turn, run spur systems of mountains only a little less lofty than the parent ranges.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
stem
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
stream
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
systems
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From this reading Between them, in turn, run spur systems of mountains only a little less lofty than the parent ranges.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Between them, in turn, run spur systems of mountains only a little less lofty than the parent ranges.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
Thus
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
tiny
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
torrents
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
tributary
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From this reading Into the river empty other, tributary, rivers rising in the bleak and lofty fastnesses of the mountains to right and left.
turn
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From this reading Between them, in turn, run spur systems of mountains only a little less lofty than the parent ranges.
twenty
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From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
valleys
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
veins
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
very
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Near the point at which the great Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains crosses the Canadian border another range edges in toward it from the south.
whole
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From this reading Thus the ground plan of the whole country is a good deal like that of a leaf: the main stem representing the big river, the lateral veins its affluents; the tiny veins its torrents pouring from the sides of its mountains and glaciers; and the edges of the leaf and all spaces standing for mountains rising very sheer and abrupt from the floor of the densely forested stream valleys.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Between these ranges lies a space of from twenty to forty miles; and midway between them flows a clear, wonderful river through dense forests.
