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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 STRICT SEARCH.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
air
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
awful
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
azure
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
banks
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From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
Barbara
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From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
bay
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From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
Bora
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From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
brigantine
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From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
call
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From this reading It is a sight, I trow, to call up spirits from hell.
chasm
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From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
circle
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
confined
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From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
dangers
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From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
depths
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
eagles
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
escaped
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From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
fall
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From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
fathoms
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From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
feet
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From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
flight
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
forces
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From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
further
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
Gate
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From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
glass
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
hell
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From this reading It is a sight, I trow, to call up spirits from hell.
higher
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
hundred
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From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is a sight, I trow, to call up spirits from hell.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
Iron
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From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a sight, I trow, to call up spirits from hell.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
like
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
looks
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
majestic
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
more
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
mountain
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
narrow
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
only
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From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
Orsova
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From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
parts
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From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
peaks
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
pent-up
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From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
powerful
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From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
pure
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
quarantine
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From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
rise
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
rocks
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From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
SEARCH
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From this reading A STRICT SEARCH.
seen
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
sight
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From this reading It is a sight, I trow, to call up spirits from hell.
sky
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
spirits
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From this reading It is a sight, I trow, to call up spirits from hell.
St
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From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
steep
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From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
stream
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From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
STRICT
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From this reading A STRICT SEARCH.
strip
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
thousand
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
three
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a sight, I trow, to call up spirits from hell.
trow
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From this reading It is a sight, I trow, to call up spirits from hell.
Turkish
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From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
twenty-eight
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From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
two
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From this reading The "St. Barbara" had escaped two dangers--the rocks of the Iron Gate and the Turkish brigantine; two remained, the Bora and the quarantine in Orsova.
Up
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
vaultnounUS /vɔːlt/
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
visible
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From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
way
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From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
wide
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From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Above the bay of the Iron Gate, the powerful stream is confined by its steep banks in a chasm only a hundred fathoms wide, through which the pent-up current forces its way, in parts with a fall of twenty-eight feet.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Up above the mountain peaks, three thousand feet in air, the eagles circle in majestic flight across the narrow strip of sky visible, whose pure azure, seen from the awful depths below, looks like a glass vault, and further yet rise more and higher peaks.
