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1870
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From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
5th
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From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
6th
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From this reading The cabin on the Grands Mulets was reached that day; the ascent was resumed early the next morning, September 6th.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The day was fine and clear, and the movements of the party were observed through the telescopes of Chamonix; at two o'clock in the afternoon they were seen to reach the summit.
Americans
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From this reading Three of the party were tourists; Messrs. Randall and Bean, Americans, and Mr. George Corkindale, a Scotch gentleman; there were three guides and five porters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three of the party were tourists; Messrs. Randall and Bean, Americans, and Mr. George Corkindale, a Scotch gentleman; there were three guides and five porters.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A few minutes later they were seen making the first steps of the descent; then a cloud closed around them and hid them from view.
ascent
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From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The day was fine and clear, and the movements of the party were observed through the telescopes of Chamonix; at two o'clock in the afternoon they were seen to reach the summit.
Bean
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From this reading Three of the party were tourists; Messrs. Randall and Bean, Americans, and Mr. George Corkindale, a Scotch gentleman; there were three guides and five porters.
Blanc
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From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
cabin
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From this reading The cabin on the Grands Mulets was reached that day; the ascent was resumed early the next morning, September 6th.
caravan
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From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
Catastrophe
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From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
Chamonix
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From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
clear
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From this reading The day was fine and clear, and the movements of the party were observed through the telescopes of Chamonix; at two o'clock in the afternoon they were seen to reach the summit.
closed
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From this reading A few minutes later they were seen making the first steps of the descent; then a cloud closed around them and hid them from view.
cloud
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From this reading A few minutes later they were seen making the first steps of the descent; then a cloud closed around them and hid them from view.
Corkindale
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From this reading Three of the party were tourists; Messrs. Randall and Bean, Americans, and Mr. George Corkindale, a Scotch gentleman; there were three guides and five porters.
Cost
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From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
day
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From this reading The cabin on the Grands Mulets was reached that day; the ascent was resumed early the next morning, September 6th.
departed
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From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading A few minutes later they were seen making the first steps of the descent; then a cloud closed around them and hid them from view.
early
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From this reading The cabin on the Grands Mulets was reached that day; the ascent was resumed early the next morning, September 6th.
Eleven
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From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
few
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From this reading A few minutes later they were seen making the first steps of the descent; then a cloud closed around them and hid them from view.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day was fine and clear, and the movements of the party were observed through the telescopes of Chamonix; at two o'clock in the afternoon they were seen to reach the summit.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few minutes later they were seen making the first steps of the descent; then a cloud closed around them and hid them from view.
five
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From this reading Three of the party were tourists; Messrs. Randall and Bean, Americans, and Mr. George Corkindale, a Scotch gentleman; there were three guides and five porters.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Three of the party were tourists; Messrs. Randall and Bean, Americans, and Mr. George Corkindale, a Scotch gentleman; there were three guides and five porters.
George
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From this reading Three of the party were tourists; Messrs. Randall and Bean, Americans, and Mr. George Corkindale, a Scotch gentleman; there were three guides and five porters.
Grands
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From this reading The cabin on the Grands Mulets was reached that day; the ascent was resumed early the next morning, September 6th.
guides
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From this reading Three of the party were tourists; Messrs. Randall and Bean, Americans, and Mr. George Corkindale, a Scotch gentleman; there were three guides and five porters.
hid
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From this reading A few minutes later they were seen making the first steps of the descent; then a cloud closed around them and hid them from view.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day was fine and clear, and the movements of the party were observed through the telescopes of Chamonix; at two o'clock in the afternoon they were seen to reach the summit.
later
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From this reading A few minutes later they were seen making the first steps of the descent; then a cloud closed around them and hid them from view.
Lives
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From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
making
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From this reading A few minutes later they were seen making the first steps of the descent; then a cloud closed around them and hid them from view.
Messrs
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From this reading Three of the party were tourists; Messrs. Randall and Bean, Americans, and Mr. George Corkindale, a Scotch gentleman; there were three guides and five porters.
minutes
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From this reading A few minutes later they were seen making the first steps of the descent; then a cloud closed around them and hid them from view.
Mont
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From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cabin on the Grands Mulets was reached that day; the ascent was resumed early the next morning, September 6th.
movements
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From this reading The day was fine and clear, and the movements of the party were observed through the telescopes of Chamonix; at two o'clock in the afternoon they were seen to reach the summit.
Mr
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From this reading Three of the party were tourists; Messrs. Randall and Bean, Americans, and Mr. George Corkindale, a Scotch gentleman; there were three guides and five porters.
Mulets
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From this reading The cabin on the Grands Mulets was reached that day; the ascent was resumed early the next morning, September 6th.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cabin on the Grands Mulets was reached that day; the ascent was resumed early the next morning, September 6th.
o'clock
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From this reading The day was fine and clear, and the movements of the party were observed through the telescopes of Chamonix; at two o'clock in the afternoon they were seen to reach the summit.
observed
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From this reading The day was fine and clear, and the movements of the party were observed through the telescopes of Chamonix; at two o'clock in the afternoon they were seen to reach the summit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three of the party were tourists; Messrs. Randall and Bean, Americans, and Mr. George Corkindale, a Scotch gentleman; there were three guides and five porters.
persons
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From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
porters
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From this reading Three of the party were tourists; Messrs. Randall and Bean, Americans, and Mr. George Corkindale, a Scotch gentleman; there were three guides and five porters.
Randall
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From this reading Three of the party were tourists; Messrs. Randall and Bean, Americans, and Mr. George Corkindale, a Scotch gentleman; there were three guides and five porters.
reach
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From this reading The day was fine and clear, and the movements of the party were observed through the telescopes of Chamonix; at two o'clock in the afternoon they were seen to reach the summit.
reached
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From this reading The cabin on the Grands Mulets was reached that day; the ascent was resumed early the next morning, September 6th.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The cabin on the Grands Mulets was reached that day; the ascent was resumed early the next morning, September 6th.
Scotch
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From this reading Three of the party were tourists; Messrs. Randall and Bean, Americans, and Mr. George Corkindale, a Scotch gentleman; there were three guides and five porters.
seen
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From this reading The day was fine and clear, and the movements of the party were observed through the telescopes of Chamonix; at two o'clock in the afternoon they were seen to reach the summit.
September
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From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
steps
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From this reading A few minutes later they were seen making the first steps of the descent; then a cloud closed around them and hid them from view.
summit
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From this reading The day was fine and clear, and the movements of the party were observed through the telescopes of Chamonix; at two o'clock in the afternoon they were seen to reach the summit.
telescopes
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From this reading The day was fine and clear, and the movements of the party were observed through the telescopes of Chamonix; at two o'clock in the afternoon they were seen to reach the summit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The cabin on the Grands Mulets was reached that day; the ascent was resumed early the next morning, September 6th.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A few minutes later they were seen making the first steps of the descent; then a cloud closed around them and hid them from view.
then
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From this reading A few minutes later they were seen making the first steps of the descent; then a cloud closed around them and hid them from view.
there
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From this reading Three of the party were tourists; Messrs. Randall and Bean, Americans, and Mr. George Corkindale, a Scotch gentleman; there were three guides and five porters.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day was fine and clear, and the movements of the party were observed through the telescopes of Chamonix; at two o'clock in the afternoon they were seen to reach the summit.
Three
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From this reading Three of the party were tourists; Messrs. Randall and Bean, Americans, and Mr. George Corkindale, a Scotch gentleman; there were three guides and five porters.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The day was fine and clear, and the movements of the party were observed through the telescopes of Chamonix; at two o'clock in the afternoon they were seen to reach the summit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
tourists
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From this reading Three of the party were tourists; Messrs. Randall and Bean, Americans, and Mr. George Corkindale, a Scotch gentleman; there were three guides and five porters.
two
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From this reading The day was fine and clear, and the movements of the party were observed through the telescopes of Chamonix; at two o'clock in the afternoon they were seen to reach the summit.
view
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From this reading A few minutes later they were seen making the first steps of the descent; then a cloud closed around them and hid them from view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cabin on the Grands Mulets was reached that day; the ascent was resumed early the next morning, September 6th.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Three of the party were tourists; Messrs. Randall and Bean, Americans, and Mr. George Corkindale, a Scotch gentleman; there were three guides and five porters.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A Catastrophe Which Cost Eleven Lives On the 5th of September, 1870, a caravan of eleven persons departed from Chamonix to make the ascent of Mont Blanc.
