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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
adjoined
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
ALBUFERA
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
animal-life
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
appanages
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From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
appreciation
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
belonged
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From this reading For six centuries the lands and waters of Albufera belonged to the Spanish Crown.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
broad
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From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Though by edict in A.D.
castles
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
centuries
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
century
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
Crown
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From this reading For six centuries the lands and waters of Albufera belonged to the Spanish Crown.
Cullera
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From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
D
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From this reading Though by edict in A.D.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
dividing
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
early
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
edict
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From this reading Though by edict in A.D.
estates
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
fabled
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From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
fertility
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From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
forests
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
form
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From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
formerly
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
generals
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
Grao
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From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
hunting-domain
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From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
intervening
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From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
James
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
King
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
Kingdom
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
lagoon
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
lake
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From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
lake-shores
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From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
lands
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From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
largest
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
marine
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
Moors
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
nobles
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
NOTABLE
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
only
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From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
personal
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
possessed
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From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
regal
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From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
RESORTS
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
selected
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
share
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
sheet
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
shrewd
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
six
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From this reading For six centuries the lands and waters of Albufera belonged to the Spanish Crown.
Spain
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
Spanish
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From this reading For six centuries the lands and waters of Albufera belonged to the Spanish Crown.
spoils
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
stronghold
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
thirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though by edict in A.D.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For six centuries the lands and waters of Albufera belonged to the Spanish Crown.
truly
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From this reading For not only did the great lake with its wild appanages form a truly regal hunting-domain, but the broad lands intervening between the Grao of Valencia, Cullera, and the lake-shores possessed a fabled fertility.
TWO
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
VALENCIA
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
war
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
wastes
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
water
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
waters
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From this reading For six centuries the lands and waters of Albufera belonged to the Spanish Crown.
wild
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
WILDFOWL
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From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading VALENCIA TWO NOTABLE WILDFOWL RESORTS (1) THE ALBUFERA For centuries this marine lagoon--the largest sheet of water in Spain--has, along with the forests and wastes that formerly adjoined it, been a stronghold of wild animal-life.
wresting
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From this reading As early as the thirteenth century King James I., after wresting the Kingdom of Valencia from the Moors, and dividing its castles and estates among his nobles and generals, selected, with shrewd appreciation, the Albufera for his personal share of the spoils of war.
