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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 favorable spot for anchorage was found, doing away with the necessity for using the dory.
able
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From this reading Each boy was able to leap across to a jutting point.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Each boy was able to leap across to a jutting point.
admire
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From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AN EXPLORING TRIP After breakfast next morning the “Gray Gull” was run closer inshore.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Then, jolly and enthusiastic, they began to walk along the shore.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXPLORING TRIP After breakfast next morning the “Gray Gull” was run closer inshore.
anchorage
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From this reading A favorable spot for anchorage was found, doing away with the necessity for using the dory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, jolly and enthusiastic, they began to walk along the shore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
away
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From this reading A favorable spot for anchorage was found, doing away with the necessity for using the dory.
began
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From this reading Then, jolly and enthusiastic, they began to walk along the shore.
boy
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From this reading Each boy was able to leap across to a jutting point.
breakfast
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From this reading AN EXPLORING TRIP After breakfast next morning the “Gray Gull” was run closer inshore.
broad
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From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
cliffs
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From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
closer
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From this reading AN EXPLORING TRIP After breakfast next morning the “Gray Gull” was run closer inshore.
doing
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From this reading A favorable spot for anchorage was found, doing away with the necessity for using the dory.
dory
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From this reading A favorable spot for anchorage was found, doing away with the necessity for using the dory.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each boy was able to leap across to a jutting point.
enthusiastic
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From this reading Then, jolly and enthusiastic, they began to walk along the shore.
expanse
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From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
EXPLORING
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From this reading AN EXPLORING TRIP After breakfast next morning the “Gray Gull” was run closer inshore.
favorable
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From this reading A favorable spot for anchorage was found, doing away with the necessity for using the dory.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A favorable spot for anchorage was found, doing away with the necessity for using the dory.
found
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From this reading A favorable spot for anchorage was found, doing away with the necessity for using the dory.
gaze
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From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
gigantic
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From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
Gray
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green
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From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
greenish-gray
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From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
Gull
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hidden
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From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
inshore
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From this reading AN EXPLORING TRIP After breakfast next morning the “Gray Gull” was run closer inshore.
jolly
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From this reading Then, jolly and enthusiastic, they began to walk along the shore.
jutting
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From this reading Each boy was able to leap across to a jutting point.
leap
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From this reading Each boy was able to leap across to a jutting point.
masses
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From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
morning
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From this reading AN EXPLORING TRIP After breakfast next morning the “Gray Gull” was run closer inshore.
necessity
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From this reading A favorable spot for anchorage was found, doing away with the necessity for using the dory.
next
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From this reading AN EXPLORING TRIP After breakfast next morning the “Gray Gull” was run closer inshore.
now
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From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
Often
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From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Each boy was able to leap across to a jutting point.
rich
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From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
river
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From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
run
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From this reading AN EXPLORING TRIP After breakfast next morning the “Gray Gull” was run closer inshore.
shore
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From this reading Then, jolly and enthusiastic, they began to walk along the shore.
spot
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From this reading A favorable spot for anchorage was found, doing away with the necessity for using the dory.
stopped
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From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
sun
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From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EXPLORING TRIP After breakfast next morning the “Gray Gull” was run closer inshore.
Then
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From this reading Then, jolly and enthusiastic, they began to walk along the shore.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, jolly and enthusiastic, they began to walk along the shore.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each boy was able to leap across to a jutting point.
TRIP
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From this reading AN EXPLORING TRIP After breakfast next morning the “Gray Gull” was run closer inshore.
upward
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From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
using
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From this reading A favorable spot for anchorage was found, doing away with the necessity for using the dory.
vegetation
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From this reading Often they stopped to gaze upward at the gigantic cliffs, or to admire the masses of rich green vegetation or broad expanse of river, now a greenish-gray, for the sun was hidden.
walk
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From this reading Then, jolly and enthusiastic, they began to walk along the shore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN EXPLORING TRIP After breakfast next morning the “Gray Gull” was run closer inshore.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A favorable spot for anchorage was found, doing away with the necessity for using the dory.
