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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 In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading That _lucio_ straight ahead is a mile across, yet it is literally tessellated with a sonorous crowd.
afford
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
ahead
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From this reading That _lucio_ straight ahead is a mile across, yet it is literally tessellated with a sonorous crowd.
alluvia
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From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
appear
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
autumn
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From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading With binoculars one distinguishes similar scenes beyond; the intervening space--and indeed the whole marisma--is crowded with geese as thickly as it is on our immediate front.
binoculars
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From this reading With binoculars one distinguishes similar scenes beyond; the intervening space--and indeed the whole marisma--is crowded with geese as thickly as it is on our immediate front.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
crowd
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From this reading That _lucio_ straight ahead is a mile across, yet it is literally tessellated with a sonorous crowd.
crowded
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From this reading With binoculars one distinguishes similar scenes beyond; the intervening space--and indeed the whole marisma--is crowded with geese as thickly as it is on our immediate front.
date
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
days
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
defiant
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
degree
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
difficulties
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
distinguishes
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From this reading With binoculars one distinguishes similar scenes beyond; the intervening space--and indeed the whole marisma--is crowded with geese as thickly as it is on our immediate front.
dry
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From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
end
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
February
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
form
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
formed
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From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
front
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From this reading With binoculars one distinguishes similar scenes beyond; the intervening space--and indeed the whole marisma--is crowded with geese as thickly as it is on our immediate front.
full
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
geese
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From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
greylag
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From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
Guadalquivir
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
HABITS
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From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
HAUNTS
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From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
immediate
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From this reading With binoculars one distinguishes similar scenes beyond; the intervening space--and indeed the whole marisma--is crowded with geese as thickly as it is on our immediate front.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
indeed
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From this reading With binoculars one distinguishes similar scenes beyond; the intervening space--and indeed the whole marisma--is crowded with geese as thickly as it is on our immediate front.
intervening
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From this reading With binoculars one distinguishes similar scenes beyond; the intervening space--and indeed the whole marisma--is crowded with geese as thickly as it is on our immediate front.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
lands
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From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
later
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
literally
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From this reading That _lucio_ straight ahead is a mile across, yet it is literally tessellated with a sonorous crowd.
lucio
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From this reading That _lucio_ straight ahead is a mile across, yet it is literally tessellated with a sonorous crowd.
lucios
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From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
made
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
marisma
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From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
marismas
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
merely
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From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
mile
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From this reading That _lucio_ straight ahead is a mile across, yet it is literally tessellated with a sonorous crowd.
month
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
mostly
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From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
multitudes
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
November
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From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
numbers
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With binoculars one distinguishes similar scenes beyond; the intervening space--and indeed the whole marisma--is crowded with geese as thickly as it is on our immediate front.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With binoculars one distinguishes similar scenes beyond; the intervening space--and indeed the whole marisma--is crowded with geese as thickly as it is on our immediate front.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
other
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From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
pass
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From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
perhaps
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
pursuit
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
rains
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From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
refreshed
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From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
remain
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From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
resort
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From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
Ride
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From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
scenes
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From this reading With binoculars one distinguishes similar scenes beyond; the intervening space--and indeed the whole marisma--is crowded with geese as thickly as it is on our immediate front.
September
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
shallows
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From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
similar
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From this reading With binoculars one distinguishes similar scenes beyond; the intervening space--and indeed the whole marisma--is crowded with geese as thickly as it is on our immediate front.
sonorous
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From this reading That _lucio_ straight ahead is a mile across, yet it is literally tessellated with a sonorous crowd.
space
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From this reading With binoculars one distinguishes similar scenes beyond; the intervening space--and indeed the whole marisma--is crowded with geese as thickly as it is on our immediate front.
SPAIN
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From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
SPECIES
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From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
splendid
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
sporadic
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From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
sport
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
straight
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From this reading That _lucio_ straight ahead is a mile across, yet it is literally tessellated with a sonorous crowd.
sun-baked
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From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
termed
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From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
tessellated
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From this reading That _lucio_ straight ahead is a mile across, yet it is literally tessellated with a sonorous crowd.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
thickly
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From this reading With binoculars one distinguishes similar scenes beyond; the intervening space--and indeed the whole marisma--is crowded with geese as thickly as it is on our immediate front.
thousands
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From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ride through the marisma in November; it is mostly dry, and autumn rains have merely refreshed the sun-baked alluvia and formed sporadic shallows, or _lucios_ as they are here termed.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
unaltered
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From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
unimproved
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From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
unique
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
unknown
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
up
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
whole
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From this reading With binoculars one distinguishes similar scenes beyond; the intervening space--and indeed the whole marisma--is crowded with geese as thickly as it is on our immediate front.
wild
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From this reading In our marismas of the Guadalquivir they appear during the last days of September, but it is a month later ere their full numbers are made up, and from that date until the end of February their defiant multitudes and the splendid difficulties of their pursuit afford a unique form and degree of wild sport perhaps unknown outside of Spain.
WILD-GEESE
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From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
winter
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From this reading WILD-GEESE IN SPAIN THEIR SPECIES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS To Spain, as to other lands that remain unaltered and "unimproved," resort the greylag geese in thousands to pass the winter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That _lucio_ straight ahead is a mile across, yet it is literally tessellated with a sonorous crowd.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading That _lucio_ straight ahead is a mile across, yet it is literally tessellated with a sonorous crowd.
