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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 “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the car reached the summit, the priest stepped out, and the boys followed.
arm
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From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is not as extensive as the view from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and of course there is not such a wilderness of buildings around us.
background
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From this reading But here you have what is lacking there, a great body of water for a background.
body
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From this reading But here you have what is lacking there, a great body of water for a background.
boys
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From this reading When the car reached the summit, the priest stepped out, and the boys followed.
buildings
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From this reading It is not as extensive as the view from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and of course there is not such a wilderness of buildings around us.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here you have what is lacking there, a great body of water for a background.
car
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From this reading When the car reached the summit, the priest stepped out, and the boys followed.
course
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From this reading It is not as extensive as the view from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and of course there is not such a wilderness of buildings around us.
Eiffel
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From this reading It is not as extensive as the view from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and of course there is not such a wilderness of buildings around us.
Europe
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From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
extensive
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From this reading It is not as extensive as the view from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and of course there is not such a wilderness of buildings around us.
followed
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From this reading When the car reached the summit, the priest stepped out, and the boys followed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But here you have what is lacking there, a great body of water for a background.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER FROM ROME.
grandest
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From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
great
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From this reading But here you have what is lacking there, a great body of water for a background.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
Here
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From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
horizon
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From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not as extensive as the view from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and of course there is not such a wilderness of buildings around us.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not as extensive as the view from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and of course there is not such a wilderness of buildings around us.
lacking
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From this reading But here you have what is lacking there, a great body of water for a background.
making
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From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
MYSTERIOUSadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER FROM ROME.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not as extensive as the view from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and of course there is not such a wilderness of buildings around us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
out
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From this reading When the car reached the summit, the priest stepped out, and the boys followed.
parapet
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From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
Paris
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From this reading It is not as extensive as the view from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and of course there is not such a wilderness of buildings around us.
priest
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From this reading When the car reached the summit, the priest stepped out, and the boys followed.
reached
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From this reading When the car reached the summit, the priest stepped out, and the boys followed.
ROME
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From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER FROM ROME.
said
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From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
stepped
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From this reading When the car reached the summit, the priest stepped out, and the boys followed.
stepping
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From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
STRANGER
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From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER FROM ROME.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is not as extensive as the view from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and of course there is not such a wilderness of buildings around us.
summit
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From this reading When the car reached the summit, the priest stepped out, and the boys followed.
sweep
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From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER FROM ROME.
there
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From this reading It is not as extensive as the view from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and of course there is not such a wilderness of buildings around us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
Tower
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From this reading It is not as extensive as the view from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and of course there is not such a wilderness of buildings around us.
up
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From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is not as extensive as the view from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and of course there is not such a wilderness of buildings around us.
view
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From this reading It is not as extensive as the view from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and of course there is not such a wilderness of buildings around us.
views
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From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
water
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From this reading But here you have what is lacking there, a great body of water for a background.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But here you have what is lacking there, a great body of water for a background.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the car reached the summit, the priest stepped out, and the boys followed.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading It is not as extensive as the view from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and of course there is not such a wilderness of buildings around us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Here,” he said, stepping up to the parapet and making a sweep around the horizon with one arm, “you have one of the grandest views in Europe.
