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31
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From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
again
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From this reading We were again hindered on the march by the shifting of the donkeys’ loads.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Our track now lay among craggy mountains, in the rain-scoured district, where there is no single human habitation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
beast
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From this reading I saw neither wild beast nor bird, and the country gave a strange impression of stillness and lifelessness.
begun
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From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
bird
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From this reading I saw neither wild beast nor bird, and the country gave a strange impression of stillness and lifelessness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
country
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From this reading I saw neither wild beast nor bird, and the country gave a strange impression of stillness and lifelessness.
craggy
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From this reading Our track now lay among craggy mountains, in the rain-scoured district, where there is no single human habitation.
December
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From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
distinct
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From this reading The flora is quite distinct from that of the Soudan.
district
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From this reading Our track now lay among craggy mountains, in the rain-scoured district, where there is no single human habitation.
donkeys
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From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
eight
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From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
flora
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From this reading The flora is quite distinct from that of the Soudan.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The flora is quite distinct from that of the Soudan.
gave
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From this reading I saw neither wild beast nor bird, and the country gave a strange impression of stillness and lifelessness.
habitation
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From this reading Our track now lay among craggy mountains, in the rain-scoured district, where there is no single human habitation.
hindered
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From this reading We were again hindered on the march by the shifting of the donkeys’ loads.
human
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From this reading Our track now lay among craggy mountains, in the rain-scoured district, where there is no single human habitation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw neither wild beast nor bird, and the country gave a strange impression of stillness and lifelessness.
impression
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From this reading I saw neither wild beast nor bird, and the country gave a strange impression of stillness and lifelessness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our track now lay among craggy mountains, in the rain-scoured district, where there is no single human habitation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our track now lay among craggy mountains, in the rain-scoured district, where there is no single human habitation.
journey
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From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
laden
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From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
lay
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From this reading Our track now lay among craggy mountains, in the rain-scoured district, where there is no single human habitation.
lifelessness
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From this reading I saw neither wild beast nor bird, and the country gave a strange impression of stillness and lifelessness.
loads
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From this reading We were again hindered on the march by the shifting of the donkeys’ loads.
march
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From this reading We were again hindered on the march by the shifting of the donkeys’ loads.
morning
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From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
mountains
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From this reading Our track now lay among craggy mountains, in the rain-scoured district, where there is no single human habitation.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I saw neither wild beast nor bird, and the country gave a strange impression of stillness and lifelessness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Our track now lay among craggy mountains, in the rain-scoured district, where there is no single human habitation.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I saw neither wild beast nor bird, and the country gave a strange impression of stillness and lifelessness.
now
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From this reading Our track now lay among craggy mountains, in the rain-scoured district, where there is no single human habitation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
quarter
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From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
quite
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From this reading The flora is quite distinct from that of the Soudan.
rain-scoured
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From this reading Our track now lay among craggy mountains, in the rain-scoured district, where there is no single human habitation.
saw
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From this reading I saw neither wild beast nor bird, and the country gave a strange impression of stillness and lifelessness.
shifting
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From this reading We were again hindered on the march by the shifting of the donkeys’ loads.
single
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From this reading Our track now lay among craggy mountains, in the rain-scoured district, where there is no single human habitation.
Soudan
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From this reading The flora is quite distinct from that of the Soudan.
stillness
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From this reading I saw neither wild beast nor bird, and the country gave a strange impression of stillness and lifelessness.
strange
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From this reading I saw neither wild beast nor bird, and the country gave a strange impression of stillness and lifelessness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The flora is quite distinct from that of the Soudan.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
there
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From this reading Our track now lay among craggy mountains, in the rain-scoured district, where there is no single human habitation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Our track now lay among craggy mountains, in the rain-scoured district, where there is no single human habitation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were again hindered on the march by the shifting of the donkeys’ loads.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the morning of December 31, the donkeys were laden and our journey was begun by a quarter to eight.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Our track now lay among craggy mountains, in the rain-scoured district, where there is no single human habitation.
wild
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From this reading I saw neither wild beast nor bird, and the country gave a strange impression of stillness and lifelessness.
