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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 SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Strike eastward far enough and you would sight the snow-capped crest of Kilimanjaro, King of African mountains, sitting snow-crowned above the vast territory to which he has given his name, and which stretches from Lake Eyasi to the Pare Mountains.
African
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all
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From this reading Standing here alone, and listening, the only sound from all that great sunlit country was the sound of the wind in the grasses near by.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Standing here alone, and listening, the only sound from all that great sunlit country was the sound of the wind in the grasses near by.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Truly this place was at the very back of the world, the hinterland of the primeval forests.
back
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From this reading Truly this place was at the very back of the world, the hinterland of the primeval forests.
beautiful
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From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
broken
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brought
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From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Standing here alone, and listening, the only sound from all that great sunlit country was the sound of the wind in the grasses near by.
clear
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country
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From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
crest
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days
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desolation
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driven
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From this reading The hunters of Kilimanjaro, which once was the home of elephants, have thinned the herds and driven them to wander.
eastward
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elephants
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From this reading The hunters of Kilimanjaro, which once was the home of elephants, have thinned the herds and driven them to wander.
enough
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everlasting
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Eyasi
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eye
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From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
far
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forests
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From this reading Truly this place was at the very back of the world, the hinterland of the primeval forests.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Standing here alone, and listening, the only sound from all that great sunlit country was the sound of the wind in the grasses near by.
given
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From this reading Strike eastward far enough and you would sight the snow-capped crest of Kilimanjaro, King of African mountains, sitting snow-crowned above the vast territory to which he has given his name, and which stretches from Lake Eyasi to the Pare Mountains.
grass
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From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
grasses
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From this reading Standing here alone, and listening, the only sound from all that great sunlit country was the sound of the wind in the grasses near by.
great
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From this reading Standing here alone, and listening, the only sound from all that great sunlit country was the sound of the wind in the grasses near by.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Strike eastward far enough and you would sight the snow-capped crest of Kilimanjaro, King of African mountains, sitting snow-crowned above the vast territory to which he has given his name, and which stretches from Lake Eyasi to the Pare Mountains.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The hunters of Kilimanjaro, which once was the home of elephants, have thinned the herds and driven them to wander.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Strike eastward far enough and you would sight the snow-capped crest of Kilimanjaro, King of African mountains, sitting snow-crowned above the vast territory to which he has given his name, and which stretches from Lake Eyasi to the Pare Mountains.
herds
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From this reading The hunters of Kilimanjaro, which once was the home of elephants, have thinned the herds and driven them to wander.
here
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From this reading Standing here alone, and listening, the only sound from all that great sunlit country was the sound of the wind in the grasses near by.
hinterland
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From this reading Truly this place was at the very back of the world, the hinterland of the primeval forests.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Strike eastward far enough and you would sight the snow-capped crest of Kilimanjaro, King of African mountains, sitting snow-crowned above the vast territory to which he has given his name, and which stretches from Lake Eyasi to the Pare Mountains.
hollow
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From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
home
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From this reading The hunters of Kilimanjaro, which once was the home of elephants, have thinned the herds and driven them to wander.
hunters
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From this reading The hunters of Kilimanjaro, which once was the home of elephants, have thinned the herds and driven them to wander.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
Kilimanjaro
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King
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Lake
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led
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listening
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From this reading Standing here alone, and listening, the only sound from all that great sunlit country was the sound of the wind in the grasses near by.
march
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From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
mimosa
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mountains
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name
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near
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From this reading Standing here alone, and listening, the only sound from all that great sunlit country was the sound of the wind in the grasses near by.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
once
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From this reading The hunters of Kilimanjaro, which once was the home of elephants, have thinned the herds and driven them to wander.
only
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From this reading Standing here alone, and listening, the only sound from all that great sunlit country was the sound of the wind in the grasses near by.
Pare
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place
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From this reading Truly this place was at the very back of the world, the hinterland of the primeval forests.
plain
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primeval
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From this reading Truly this place was at the very back of the world, the hinterland of the primeval forests.
ridge
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sight
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silent
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sitting
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snow-capped
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snow-crowned
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sound
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From this reading Standing here alone, and listening, the only sound from all that great sunlit country was the sound of the wind in the grasses near by.
space
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SPACES
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Standing
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From this reading Standing here alone, and listening, the only sound from all that great sunlit country was the sound of the wind in the grasses near by.
stretches
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Strike
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From this reading Strike eastward far enough and you would sight the snow-capped crest of Kilimanjaro, King of African mountains, sitting snow-crowned above the vast territory to which he has given his name, and which stretches from Lake Eyasi to the Pare Mountains.
SUN-WASHED
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sunlit
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sunstrewn
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tall
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territory
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Standing here alone, and listening, the only sound from all that great sunlit country was the sound of the wind in the grasses near by.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
thinned
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From this reading The hunters of Kilimanjaro, which once was the home of elephants, have thinned the herds and driven them to wander.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Truly this place was at the very back of the world, the hinterland of the primeval forests.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
tree
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Truly
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From this reading Truly this place was at the very back of the world, the hinterland of the primeval forests.
two
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vast
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very
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From this reading Truly this place was at the very back of the world, the hinterland of the primeval forests.
wander
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From this reading The hunters of Kilimanjaro, which once was the home of elephants, have thinned the herds and driven them to wander.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Standing here alone, and listening, the only sound from all that great sunlit country was the sound of the wind in the grasses near by.
waved
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From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Strike eastward far enough and you would sight the snow-capped crest of Kilimanjaro, King of African mountains, sitting snow-crowned above the vast territory to which he has given his name, and which stretches from Lake Eyasi to the Pare Mountains.
wind
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From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
woods
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From this reading SUN-WASHED SPACES A two days' march brought them clear of the woods and into a broken country, vast, sunstrewn and silent; a beautiful desolation where the tall grass waved in the wind, and ridge and hollow, plain and mimosa tree, led the eye beyond, and beyond, to everlasting space.
world
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From this reading Truly this place was at the very back of the world, the hinterland of the primeval forests.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Strike eastward far enough and you would sight the snow-capped crest of Kilimanjaro, King of African mountains, sitting snow-crowned above the vast territory to which he has given his name, and which stretches from Lake Eyasi to the Pare Mountains.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Strike eastward far enough and you would sight the snow-capped crest of Kilimanjaro, King of African mountains, sitting snow-crowned above the vast territory to which he has given his name, and which stretches from Lake Eyasi to the Pare Mountains.
