adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
awareadjectiveUS /əˈwer/
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
bodiesnounUS /ˈbɑːdiz/
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
Chamonix
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From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/
being one more than seven
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
fastestadverbUS /ˈfæstəst/
most quickly
From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
glacialadjectiveUS /ˈɡleɪʃəl/
relating to or derived from a glacier
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
GlaciernounUS /ˈɡleɪʃər/
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
glaciersnounUS /ˈɡleɪʃərz/
plural of “glacier” — a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
Gorner
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From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have "read up" since.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
icenounUS /aɪs/
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
ignorantadjectiveUS /ˈɪɡnərənt/
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
inchnounUS /ɪntʃ/
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
inchesnounUS /ˈɪntʃəz/
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is a glacier?
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
makesnounUS /meɪks/
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
movementnounUS /ˈmuːvmənt/
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
Piteousadjective
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
ratenounUS /reɪt/
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I have "read up" since.
RelicsnounUS /ˈrelɪks/
plural of “relic” — an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I have "read up" since.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
slowestadverbUS /ˈsloʊəst/
most slowly
From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
speedverbUS /spiːd/
move hurridly
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
travelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
twelvenounUS /twelv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
Unter-Aar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I have "read up" since.
vastadjectiveUS /væst/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is a glacier?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
writernounUS /ˈraɪtər/
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
