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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 On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
AmidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Amid the chaotic desert of broken rocks farther south are little valleys of deep green grass, gay with roses.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The northern part of Appledore Island is an interesting place to wander.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
Appledore
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From this reading The northern part of Appledore Island is an interesting place to wander.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are no trees, but the plateau is far from barren.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
barren
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From this reading There are no trees, but the plateau is far from barren.
bayberry
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From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
brilliant
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From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amid the chaotic desert of broken rocks farther south are little valleys of deep green grass, gay with roses.
bushes
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From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There are no trees, but the plateau is far from barren.
chaotic
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From this reading Amid the chaotic desert of broken rocks farther south are little valleys of deep green grass, gay with roses.
coast
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From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
color
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From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
crop
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From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
deep
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From this reading Amid the chaotic desert of broken rocks farther south are little valleys of deep green grass, gay with roses.
desert
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From this reading Amid the chaotic desert of broken rocks farther south are little valleys of deep green grass, gay with roses.
end
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From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
extensive
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From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
fairly
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From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
far
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From this reading There are no trees, but the plateau is far from barren.
farther
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From this reading Amid the chaotic desert of broken rocks farther south are little valleys of deep green grass, gay with roses.
few
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From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There are no trees, but the plateau is far from barren.
gay
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From this reading Amid the chaotic desert of broken rocks farther south are little valleys of deep green grass, gay with roses.
grass
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From this reading Amid the chaotic desert of broken rocks farther south are little valleys of deep green grass, gay with roses.
gray
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From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
green
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From this reading Amid the chaotic desert of broken rocks farther south are little valleys of deep green grass, gay with roses.
hills
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From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
huckleberrynounUS /ˈhʌk.əlˌber.i/
A small edible dark blue or black berry, or the famous literary character Huck Finn.
From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
illuminates
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From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
interesting
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From this reading The northern part of Appledore Island is an interesting place to wander.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The northern part of Appledore Island is an interesting place to wander.
Island
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From this reading The northern part of Appledore Island is an interesting place to wander.
islands
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From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
landscape
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From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
large
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From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amid the chaotic desert of broken rocks farther south are little valleys of deep green grass, gay with roses.
massing
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From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There are no trees, but the plateau is far from barren.
northern
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From this reading The northern part of Appledore Island is an interesting place to wander.
ocean-going
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From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The northern part of Appledore Island is an interesting place to wander.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
other
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From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
out
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From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The northern part of Appledore Island is an interesting place to wander.
place
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From this reading The northern part of Appledore Island is an interesting place to wander.
plateaunounUS /plateau/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are no trees, but the plateau is far from barren.
precipices
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From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
rocks
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From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
rocky
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From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
rose
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From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
roses
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From this reading Amid the chaotic desert of broken rocks farther south are little valleys of deep green grass, gay with roses.
sails
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From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
savage
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From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
sit
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From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
south
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From this reading Amid the chaotic desert of broken rocks farther south are little valleys of deep green grass, gay with roses.
steamers
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From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
sweep
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From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The northern part of Appledore Island is an interesting place to wander.
There
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From this reading There are no trees, but the plateau is far from barren.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The northern part of Appledore Island is an interesting place to wander.
trees
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From this reading There are no trees, but the plateau is far from barren.
valleys
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From this reading Amid the chaotic desert of broken rocks farther south are little valleys of deep green grass, gay with roses.
very
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From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
view
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From this reading On the savage precipices at the end one may sit in view of an extensive sweep of coast with a few hills, and of other rocky islands, sails, and ocean-going steamers.
wander
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From this reading The northern part of Appledore Island is an interesting place to wander.
wild
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From this reading The gray rocks crop out among bayberry and huckleberry bushes, and the wild rose, very large and brilliant in color, fairly illuminates the landscape, massing its great bushes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Amid the chaotic desert of broken rocks farther south are little valleys of deep green grass, gay with roses.
