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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 THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
all
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From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
Ambassador
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From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
ammunition
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AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among my recollections of Spain none will be more vivid and delightful than those of my visits to the Coto Doñana.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Among my recollections of Spain none will be more vivid and delightful than those of my visits to the Coto Doñana.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
Atlantic
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Among my recollections of Spain none will be more vivid and delightful than those of my visits to the Coto Doñana.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In its hold the first of many enticing _bocadillos_ is spread before him.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
boar
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bocadillos
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From this reading In its hold the first of many enticing _bocadillos_ is spread before him.
Bonanza
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bring
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From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
British
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From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
broad
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BUNSEN
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From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
C
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From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
carry
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chance
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climate
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From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
combine
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From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
COTO
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From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
DE
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From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
deer
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delightful
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From this reading Among my recollections of Spain none will be more vivid and delightful than those of my visits to the Coto Doñana.
DOÑANA
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From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
ducks
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eagle
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end
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From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
entertainment
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From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
enticing
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From this reading In its hold the first of many enticing _bocadillos_ is spread before him.
Equipped
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
favoured
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
few
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In its hold the first of many enticing _bocadillos_ is spread before him.
flamingo
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
Foreword
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From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
G
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From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
Guadalquivir
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
happy
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From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
hare
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
HISTORIC
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From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
hold
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From this reading In its hold the first of many enticing _bocadillos_ is spread before him.
hospitable
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From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
hours
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From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
HUNTING-GROUND
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From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In its hold the first of many enticing _bocadillos_ is spread before him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
joys
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From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
lynx
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
M
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From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
Madrid
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From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
many
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From this reading In its hold the first of many enticing _bocadillos_ is spread before him.
MAURICE
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From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
miles
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more
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From this reading Among my recollections of Spain none will be more vivid and delightful than those of my visits to the Coto Doñana.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Among my recollections of Spain none will be more vivid and delightful than those of my visits to the Coto Doñana.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Among my recollections of Spain none will be more vivid and delightful than those of my visits to the Coto Doñana.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Among my recollections of Spain none will be more vivid and delightful than those of my visits to the Coto Doñana.
only
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
outflow
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Paradox-gun
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partridge
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
perhaps
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
pier
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
rabbit
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
recollections
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From this reading Among my recollections of Spain none will be more vivid and delightful than those of my visits to the Coto Doñana.
region
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From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
requirements
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
rifle
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
scenery
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From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
shifting
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
shot
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
SIR
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From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
snipe
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
some
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
Spain
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From this reading Among my recollections of Spain none will be more vivid and delightful than those of my visits to the Coto Doñana.
sport
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From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
spread
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From this reading In its hold the first of many enticing _bocadillos_ is spread before him.
steps
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
suit
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Among my recollections of Spain none will be more vivid and delightful than those of my visits to the Coto Doñana.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COTO DOÑANA: OUR HISTORIC HUNTING-GROUND A Foreword by SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN, G.C.M.G., British Ambassador at Madrid.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Among my recollections of Spain none will be more vivid and delightful than those of my visits to the Coto Doñana.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Among my recollections of Spain none will be more vivid and delightful than those of my visits to the Coto Doñana.
too
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From this reading From beginning to end, climate, scenery, sport, and hospitable entertainment combine, in that happy region, to make the hours all too short for the joys they bring.
variety
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
visitor
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
visits
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From this reading Among my recollections of Spain none will be more vivid and delightful than those of my visits to the Coto Doñana.
vivid
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From this reading Among my recollections of Spain none will be more vivid and delightful than those of my visits to the Coto Doñana.
vulture
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
waiting
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
wherry
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
wild-geese
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From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Among my recollections of Spain none will be more vivid and delightful than those of my visits to the Coto Doñana.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Equipped with Paradox-gun or rifle, and some variety of ammunition, to suit the shifting requirements of deer and boar, lynx, partridge, wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot at flamingo, vulture, or eagle, the favoured visitor steps from the Bonanza pier into the broad wherry waiting to carry him across the Guadalquivir, a few miles only from its outflow into the Atlantic.
