Chapter 20 of A Tramp Abroad is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of A Tramp Abroad is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing. The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience. Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1. Distance--3 hours. 2.
Chapter 20 of A Tramp Abroad is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading “The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.”
German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859)
From this reading “Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.”
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading “[We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “[We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.”
plural of “statement” — a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading “Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “[We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.”
third-person singular of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading “The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.”
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From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
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From this reading 2.
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From this reading Distance--3 hours.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859)
From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Distance--3 hours.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading [We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
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From this reading [We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Distance--3 hours.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.
and nothing more
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading [We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
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From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
plural of “statement” — a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
a special situation
From this reading [We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading [We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.
third-person singular of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading [We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
which person or people
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
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From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
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