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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 At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The shores are flat, but rounded hills rise inland which merge to form an undulating horizon of high ground.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
autumn
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From this reading In truth, the prospect on this pleasant autumn evening would have pleased a man less biased by pride of fatherland than Mr. Morgan.
best
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From this reading The Burry Inlet, on the south coast of Wales, looks its best from the sea.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
biased
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From this reading In truth, the prospect on this pleasant autumn evening would have pleased a man less biased by pride of fatherland than Mr. Morgan.
boat
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From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
Burry
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From this reading The Burry Inlet, on the south coast of Wales, looks its best from the sea.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The shores are flat, but rounded hills rise inland which merge to form an undulating horizon of high ground.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In truth, the prospect on this pleasant autumn evening would have pleased a man less biased by pride of fatherland than Mr. Morgan.
Carmarthen
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From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
coast
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From this reading The Burry Inlet, on the south coast of Wales, looks its best from the sea.
county
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From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
direction
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From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
easterly
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From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
Evan
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From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
evening
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From this reading In truth, the prospect on this pleasant autumn evening would have pleased a man less biased by pride of fatherland than Mr. Morgan.
fatherland
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From this reading In truth, the prospect on this pleasant autumn evening would have pleased a man less biased by pride of fatherland than Mr. Morgan.
fingers
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From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
fishing-line
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From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
flat
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From this reading The shores are flat, but rounded hills rise inland which merge to form an undulating horizon of high ground.
form
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From this reading The shores are flat, but rounded hills rise inland which merge to form an undulating horizon of high ground.
forms
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From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Burry Inlet, on the south coast of Wales, looks its best from the sea.
full
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From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
Gower
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From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
ground
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From this reading The shores are flat, but rounded hills rise inland which merge to form an undulating horizon of high ground.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In truth, the prospect on this pleasant autumn evening would have pleased a man less biased by pride of fatherland than Mr. Morgan.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
high
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From this reading The shores are flat, but rounded hills rise inland which merge to form an undulating horizon of high ground.
hills
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From this reading The shores are flat, but rounded hills rise inland which merge to form an undulating horizon of high ground.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
horizon
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From this reading The shores are flat, but rounded hills rise inland which merge to form an undulating horizon of high ground.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
inland
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From this reading The shores are flat, but rounded hills rise inland which merge to form an undulating horizon of high ground.
Inlet
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From this reading The Burry Inlet, on the south coast of Wales, looks its best from the sea.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Burry Inlet, on the south coast of Wales, looks its best from the sea.
land
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From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
lazily
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From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
least
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From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
less
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From this reading In truth, the prospect on this pleasant autumn evening would have pleased a man less biased by pride of fatherland than Mr. Morgan.
looks
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From this reading The Burry Inlet, on the south coast of Wales, looks its best from the sea.
man
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From this reading In truth, the prospect on this pleasant autumn evening would have pleased a man less biased by pride of fatherland than Mr. Morgan.
merge
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From this reading The shores are flat, but rounded hills rise inland which merge to form an undulating horizon of high ground.
miles
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From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
Morgan
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From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
Mr
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From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
north
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From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Burry Inlet, on the south coast of Wales, looks its best from the sea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Burry Inlet, on the south coast of Wales, looks its best from the sea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
penetrating
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From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
Peninsula
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From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
pleasant
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From this reading In truth, the prospect on this pleasant autumn evening would have pleased a man less biased by pride of fatherland than Mr. Morgan.
pleased
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From this reading In truth, the prospect on this pleasant autumn evening would have pleased a man less biased by pride of fatherland than Mr. Morgan.
pride
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From this reading In truth, the prospect on this pleasant autumn evening would have pleased a man less biased by pride of fatherland than Mr. Morgan.
prospect
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From this reading In truth, the prospect on this pleasant autumn evening would have pleased a man less biased by pride of fatherland than Mr. Morgan.
pulled
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From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
rise
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From this reading The shores are flat, but rounded hills rise inland which merge to form an undulating horizon of high ground.
rounded
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From this reading The shores are flat, but rounded hills rise inland which merge to form an undulating horizon of high ground.
sat
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From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
sea
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From this reading The Burry Inlet, on the south coast of Wales, looks its best from the sea.
sheet
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From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
shores
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From this reading The shores are flat, but rounded hills rise inland which merge to form an undulating horizon of high ground.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
some
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From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
son
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From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
south
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From this reading The Burry Inlet, on the south coast of Wales, looks its best from the sea.
sternsheets
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From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
still
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From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
ten
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From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In truth, the prospect on this pleasant autumn evening would have pleased a man less biased by pride of fatherland than Mr. Morgan.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Burry Inlet, on the south coast of Wales, looks its best from the sea.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In truth, the prospect on this pleasant autumn evening would have pleased a man less biased by pride of fatherland than Mr. Morgan.
thought
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From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
tide
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From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
truth
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From this reading In truth, the prospect on this pleasant autumn evening would have pleased a man less biased by pride of fatherland than Mr. Morgan.
undulating
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From this reading The shores are flat, but rounded hills rise inland which merge to form an undulating horizon of high ground.
Wales
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From this reading The Burry Inlet, on the south coast of Wales, looks its best from the sea.
water
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From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The shores are flat, but rounded hills rise inland which merge to form an undulating horizon of high ground.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading At least so thought Mr. Morgan as he sat in the sternsheets of his boat, a fishing-line between his fingers, while his son, Evan, pulled lazily over the still water.
wide
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From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Inlet at full tide forms a wide sheet of water, penetrating in an easterly direction some ten miles into the land, with the county of Carmarthen to the north and the Gower Peninsula to the south.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In truth, the prospect on this pleasant autumn evening would have pleased a man less biased by pride of fatherland than Mr. Morgan.
