Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Bogotá
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From this reading Our plan, on leaving Villavicencio, was to reach Bogotá in three days.
broodverbUS /bruːd/
think moodily or anxiously about something
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cavesnounUS /keɪvz/
plural of “cave” — a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
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CLOUDLAND
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading O come with me!
cragnounUS /kræɡ/
a steep rugged rock or cliff
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the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Our plan, on leaving Villavicencio, was to reach Bogotá in three days.
dragon'snounUS /ˈdræɡənz/
possessive form of “dragon” — a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
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dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
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a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading There lies our road--oh, father, let us flee."
fleeverbUS /fliː/
run away quickly
From this reading There lies our road--oh, father, let us flee."
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
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plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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Knowest
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the act of departing
From this reading Our plan, on leaving Villavicencio, was to reach Bogotá in three days.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading There lies our road--oh, father, let us flee."
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading There lies our road--oh, father, let us flee."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O come with me!
Mignon
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From this reading --Mignon.
become covered with mist
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a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
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mulenounUS /mjuːl/
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
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a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O come with me!
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
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a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading There lies our road--oh, father, let us flee."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our plan, on leaving Villavicencio, was to reach Bogotá in three days.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There lies our road--oh, father, let us flee."
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Our plan, on leaving Villavicencio, was to reach Bogotá in three days.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Our plan, on leaving Villavicencio, was to reach Bogotá in three days.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading There lies our road--oh, father, let us flee."
roarsnounUS /rɔːrz/
plural of “roar” — a deep prolonged loud noise
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snowsnounUS /snoʊz/
plural of “snow” — precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
From this reading There lies our road--oh, father, let us flee."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
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threadsnounUS /θredz/
informal terms for clothing
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Our plan, on leaving Villavicencio, was to reach Bogotá in three days.
from one end or side of something to the other
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our plan, on leaving Villavicencio, was to reach Bogotá in three days.
TopplesverbUS /ˈtɑːpəlz/
third-person singular of “topple” — fall down, as if collapsing
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a line or route along which something travels or moves
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the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There lies our road--oh, father, let us flee."
Villavicencio
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From this reading Our plan, on leaving Villavicencio, was to reach Bogotá in three days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our plan, on leaving Villavicencio, was to reach Bogotá in three days.
how something is done or how it happens
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(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
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in or at the place that
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in the company of; together with
From this reading O come with me!
