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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 the clear African atmosphere the hills, although a good forty miles distant, looked no more than ten or twelve miles away.
able
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From this reading With a powerful telescope an outpost on the high ground ought to be able to spot the khaki-clad horsemen as they spurred across the bush.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading With a powerful telescope an outpost on the high ground ought to be able to spot the khaki-clad horsemen as they spurred across the bush.
African
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From this reading In the clear African atmosphere the hills, although a good forty miles distant, looked no more than ten or twelve miles away.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading In the clear African atmosphere the hills, although a good forty miles distant, looked no more than ten or twelve miles away.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
atmosphere
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From this reading In the clear African atmosphere the hills, although a good forty miles distant, looked no more than ten or twelve miles away.
away
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From this reading In the clear African atmosphere the hills, although a good forty miles distant, looked no more than ten or twelve miles away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With a powerful telescope an outpost on the high ground ought to be able to spot the khaki-clad horsemen as they spurred across the bush.
bush
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From this reading With a powerful telescope an outpost on the high ground ought to be able to spot the khaki-clad horsemen as they spurred across the bush.
clear
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From this reading In the clear African atmosphere the hills, although a good forty miles distant, looked no more than ten or twelve miles away.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
distant
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From this reading In the clear African atmosphere the hills, although a good forty miles distant, looked no more than ten or twelve miles away.
dotted
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From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
dry
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From this reading RESCUED It was well into the dry season.
expanse
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From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
eye
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From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
far
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From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
following
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From this reading The patrol had no immediate intention of following the fugitive's spoor.
forty
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From this reading In the clear African atmosphere the hills, although a good forty miles distant, looked no more than ten or twelve miles away.
fugitive's
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From this reading The patrol had no immediate intention of following the fugitive's spoor.
Geberge
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From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
good
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From this reading In the clear African atmosphere the hills, although a good forty miles distant, looked no more than ten or twelve miles away.
grass
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From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
ground
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From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The patrol had no immediate intention of following the fugitive's spoor.
high
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From this reading With a powerful telescope an outpost on the high ground ought to be able to spot the khaki-clad horsemen as they spurred across the bush.
hills
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From this reading In the clear African atmosphere the hills, although a good forty miles distant, looked no more than ten or twelve miles away.
horsemen
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From this reading With a powerful telescope an outpost on the high ground ought to be able to spot the khaki-clad horsemen as they spurred across the bush.
immediate
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From this reading The patrol had no immediate intention of following the fugitive's spoor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
intention
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From this reading The patrol had no immediate intention of following the fugitive's spoor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading RESCUED It was well into the dry season.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RESCUED It was well into the dry season.
Karewenda
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From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
khaki-clad
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From this reading With a powerful telescope an outpost on the high ground ought to be able to spot the khaki-clad horsemen as they spurred across the bush.
lay
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From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
looked
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From this reading In the clear African atmosphere the hills, although a good forty miles distant, looked no more than ten or twelve miles away.
miles
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From this reading In the clear African atmosphere the hills, although a good forty miles distant, looked no more than ten or twelve miles away.
more
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From this reading In the clear African atmosphere the hills, although a good forty miles distant, looked no more than ten or twelve miles away.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the clear African atmosphere the hills, although a good forty miles distant, looked no more than ten or twelve miles away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a powerful telescope an outpost on the high ground ought to be able to spot the khaki-clad horsemen as they spurred across the bush.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the clear African atmosphere the hills, although a good forty miles distant, looked no more than ten or twelve miles away.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading With a powerful telescope an outpost on the high ground ought to be able to spot the khaki-clad horsemen as they spurred across the bush.
outlines
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From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
outpost
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From this reading With a powerful telescope an outpost on the high ground ought to be able to spot the khaki-clad horsemen as they spurred across the bush.
parched
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From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
patrol
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From this reading The patrol had no immediate intention of following the fugitive's spoor.
powerful
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From this reading With a powerful telescope an outpost on the high ground ought to be able to spot the khaki-clad horsemen as they spurred across the bush.
reach
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From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
RESCUED
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From this reading RESCUED It was well into the dry season.
rugged
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From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
scrub
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From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
season
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From this reading RESCUED It was well into the dry season.
spoor
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From this reading The patrol had no immediate intention of following the fugitive's spoor.
spot
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From this reading With a powerful telescope an outpost on the high ground ought to be able to spot the khaki-clad horsemen as they spurred across the bush.
spurred
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From this reading With a powerful telescope an outpost on the high ground ought to be able to spot the khaki-clad horsemen as they spurred across the bush.
sun-baked
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From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
telescope
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From this reading With a powerful telescope an outpost on the high ground ought to be able to spot the khaki-clad horsemen as they spurred across the bush.
ten
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From this reading In the clear African atmosphere the hills, although a good forty miles distant, looked no more than ten or twelve miles away.
terminating
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From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the clear African atmosphere the hills, although a good forty miles distant, looked no more than ten or twelve miles away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RESCUED It was well into the dry season.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a powerful telescope an outpost on the high ground ought to be able to spot the khaki-clad horsemen as they spurred across the bush.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a powerful telescope an outpost on the high ground ought to be able to spot the khaki-clad horsemen as they spurred across the bush.
twelve
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From this reading In the clear African atmosphere the hills, although a good forty miles distant, looked no more than ten or twelve miles away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RESCUED It was well into the dry season.
well
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From this reading RESCUED It was well into the dry season.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As far as the eye could reach lay an expanse of sun-baked ground dotted with scrub and parched grass, terminating in the rugged outlines of the Karewenda Geberge.
