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1872
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From this reading Vague yarns, more or less circumstantial, that such animals wandered over the farther marismas, we remember as early as 1872.
1883
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From this reading But in that spring of 1883 we one day found ourselves face to face with two unmistakable camels.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
accompanied
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From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
animals
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From this reading Vague yarns, more or less circumstantial, that such animals wandered over the farther marismas, we remember as early as 1872.
any
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From this reading The thing, however, had appeared too incredible for consideration--at any rate, we gave it none.
appeared
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From this reading The thing, however, had appeared too incredible for consideration--at any rate, we gave it none.
aquatic
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From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Vague yarns, more or less circumstantial, that such animals wandered over the farther marismas, we remember as early as 1872.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The thing, however, had appeared too incredible for consideration--at any rate, we gave it none.
away
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From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
beast
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From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in that spring of 1883 we one day found ourselves face to face with two unmistakable camels.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
CAMELS
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From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
circumstantial
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From this reading Vague yarns, more or less circumstantial, that such animals wandered over the farther marismas, we remember as early as 1872.
consideration
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From this reading The thing, however, had appeared too incredible for consideration--at any rate, we gave it none.
day
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From this reading But in that spring of 1883 we one day found ourselves face to face with two unmistakable camels.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
early
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From this reading Vague yarns, more or less circumstantial, that such animals wandered over the farther marismas, we remember as early as 1872.
face
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From this reading But in that spring of 1883 we one day found ourselves face to face with two unmistakable camels.
farther
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From this reading Vague yarns, more or less circumstantial, that such animals wandered over the farther marismas, we remember as early as 1872.
fell
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From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
flamingo
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From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The thing, however, had appeared too incredible for consideration--at any rate, we gave it none.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in that spring of 1883 we one day found ourselves face to face with two unmistakable camels.
gave
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From this reading The thing, however, had appeared too incredible for consideration--at any rate, we gave it none.
gazing
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From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thing, however, had appeared too incredible for consideration--at any rate, we gave it none.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The thing, however, had appeared too incredible for consideration--at any rate, we gave it none.
huge
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From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
hump-backed
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From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
incredible
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From this reading The thing, however, had appeared too incredible for consideration--at any rate, we gave it none.
intently
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From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
less
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From this reading Vague yarns, more or less circumstantial, that such animals wandered over the farther marismas, we remember as early as 1872.
marismas
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From this reading Vague yarns, more or less circumstantial, that such animals wandered over the farther marismas, we remember as early as 1872.
mile
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From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
more
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From this reading Vague yarns, more or less circumstantial, that such animals wandered over the farther marismas, we remember as early as 1872.
nesting-places
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From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The thing, however, had appeared too incredible for consideration--at any rate, we gave it none.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But in that spring of 1883 we one day found ourselves face to face with two unmistakable camels.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Vague yarns, more or less circumstantial, that such animals wandered over the farther marismas, we remember as early as 1872.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading But in that spring of 1883 we one day found ourselves face to face with two unmistakable camels.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Vague yarns, more or less circumstantial, that such animals wandered over the farther marismas, we remember as early as 1872.
rate
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From this reading The thing, however, had appeared too incredible for consideration--at any rate, we gave it none.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Vague yarns, more or less circumstantial, that such animals wandered over the farther marismas, we remember as early as 1872.
rides
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From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
search
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From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
second
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From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
shaggy
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From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
size
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From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
spring
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From this reading But in that spring of 1883 we one day found ourselves face to face with two unmistakable camels.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Vague yarns, more or less circumstantial, that such animals wandered over the farther marismas, we remember as early as 1872.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood gazing intently about half a mile away--a huge, shaggy, hump-backed beast, accompanied by a second not half its size.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing, however, had appeared too incredible for consideration--at any rate, we gave it none.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But in that spring of 1883 we one day found ourselves face to face with two unmistakable camels.
too
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From this reading The thing, however, had appeared too incredible for consideration--at any rate, we gave it none.
two
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From this reading But in that spring of 1883 we one day found ourselves face to face with two unmistakable camels.
unmistakable
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From this reading But in that spring of 1883 we one day found ourselves face to face with two unmistakable camels.
Vague
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From this reading Vague yarns, more or less circumstantial, that such animals wandered over the farther marismas, we remember as early as 1872.
wandered
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From this reading Vague yarns, more or less circumstantial, that such animals wandered over the farther marismas, we remember as early as 1872.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
WILD
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From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WILD CAMELS It was during these aquatic rides in search of the nesting-places of the flamingo that we first fell in with wild camels.
yarns
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From this reading Vague yarns, more or less circumstantial, that such animals wandered over the farther marismas, we remember as early as 1872.
