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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 Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
All
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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All except three of the following Tales have already appeared in English or American Magazines.
American
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amphitheatre
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The best thanks of the author are due to the Editors of the "Cornhill," "Macmillan's," "Lippincott's" and "Pearson's" Magazines, and to the Editor of the "Sketch," for permission to reprint such of the stories as have been published in their pages.
appeared
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The best thanks of the author are due to the Editors of the "Cornhill," "Macmillan's," "Lippincott's" and "Pearson's" Magazines, and to the Editor of the "Sketch," for permission to reprint such of the stories as have been published in their pages.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The best thanks of the author are due to the Editors of the "Cornhill," "Macmillan's," "Lippincott's" and "Pearson's" Magazines, and to the Editor of the "Sketch," for permission to reprint such of the stories as have been published in their pages.
Author
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From this reading Author of _The Lake of Wine_, etc.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The best thanks of the author are due to the Editors of the "Cornhill," "Macmillan's," "Lippincott's" and "Pearson's" Magazines, and to the Editor of the "Sketch," for permission to reprint such of the stories as have been published in their pages.
belated
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From this reading It so fell that one dark evening in the month of June I was belated in the Bernese Oberland.
Bernese
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From this reading It so fell that one dark evening in the month of June I was belated in the Bernese Oberland.
best
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Chamounix
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
close
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
Cornhill
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dark
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From this reading It so fell that one dark evening in the month of June I was belated in the Bernese Oberland.
day
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desolate
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
due
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Dusk
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
Editor
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From this reading The best thanks of the author are due to the Editors of the "Cornhill," "Macmillan's," "Lippincott's" and "Pearson's" Magazines, and to the Editor of the "Sketch," for permission to reprint such of the stories as have been published in their pages.
Editors
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From this reading The best thanks of the author are due to the Editors of the "Cornhill," "Macmillan's," "Lippincott's" and "Pearson's" Magazines, and to the Editor of the "Sketch," for permission to reprint such of the stories as have been published in their pages.
English
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etc
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From this reading Author of _The Lake of Wine_, etc.
evening
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From this reading It so fell that one dark evening in the month of June I was belated in the Bernese Oberland.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading All except three of the following Tales have already appeared in English or American Magazines.
fell
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From this reading It so fell that one dark evening in the month of June I was belated in the Bernese Oberland.
following
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The best thanks of the author are due to the Editors of the "Cornhill," "Macmillan's," "Lippincott's" and "Pearson's" Magazines, and to the Editor of the "Sketch," for permission to reprint such of the stories as have been published in their pages.
ghosts
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
gorge
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All except three of the following Tales have already appeared in English or American Magazines.
heart
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It so fell that one dark evening in the month of June I was belated in the Bernese Oberland.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All except three of the following Tales have already appeared in English or American Magazines.
inwards
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It so fell that one dark evening in the month of June I was belated in the Bernese Oberland.
June
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From this reading It so fell that one dark evening in the month of June I was belated in the Bernese Oberland.
Lake
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From this reading Author of _The Lake of Wine_, etc.
leech's
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
like
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
Lippincott's
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From this reading The best thanks of the author are due to the Editors of the "Cornhill," "Macmillan's," "Lippincott's" and "Pearson's" Magazines, and to the Editor of the "Sketch," for permission to reprint such of the stories as have been published in their pages.
Macmillan's
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Magazines
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
monstrous
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
month
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From this reading It so fell that one dark evening in the month of June I was belated in the Bernese Oberland.
most
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
mouth
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
Oberland
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From this reading It so fell that one dark evening in the month of June I was belated in the Bernese Oberland.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of _The Lake of Wine_, etc.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It so fell that one dark evening in the month of June I was belated in the Bernese Oberland.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All except three of the following Tales have already appeared in English or American Magazines.
overtook
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
pages
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From this reading The best thanks of the author are due to the Editors of the "Cornhill," "Macmillan's," "Lippincott's" and "Pearson's" Magazines, and to the Editor of the "Sketch," for permission to reprint such of the stories as have been published in their pages.
Pearson's
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permission
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From this reading The best thanks of the author are due to the Editors of the "Cornhill," "Macmillan's," "Lippincott's" and "Pearson's" Magazines, and to the Editor of the "Sketch," for permission to reprint such of the stories as have been published in their pages.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
published
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From this reading The best thanks of the author are due to the Editors of the "Cornhill," "Macmillan's," "Lippincott's" and "Pearson's" Magazines, and to the Editor of the "Sketch," for permission to reprint such of the stories as have been published in their pages.
reprint
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From this reading The best thanks of the author are due to the Editors of the "Cornhill," "Macmillan's," "Lippincott's" and "Pearson's" Magazines, and to the Editor of the "Sketch," for permission to reprint such of the stories as have been published in their pages.
Road
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
Sketch
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From this reading The best thanks of the author are due to the Editors of the "Cornhill," "Macmillan's," "Lippincott's" and "Pearson's" Magazines, and to the Editor of the "Sketch," for permission to reprint such of the stories as have been published in their pages.
snow-flung
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It so fell that one dark evening in the month of June I was belated in the Bernese Oberland.
stories
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The best thanks of the author are due to the Editors of the "Cornhill," "Macmillan's," "Lippincott's" and "Pearson's" Magazines, and to the Editor of the "Sketch," for permission to reprint such of the stories as have been published in their pages.
sucked
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
Tales
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From this reading All except three of the following Tales have already appeared in English or American Magazines.
thanks
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From this reading The best thanks of the author are due to the Editors of the "Cornhill," "Macmillan's," "Lippincott's" and "Pearson's" Magazines, and to the Editor of the "Sketch," for permission to reprint such of the stories as have been published in their pages.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It so fell that one dark evening in the month of June I was belated in the Bernese Oberland.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of _The Lake of Wine_, etc.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The best thanks of the author are due to the Editors of the "Cornhill," "Macmillan's," "Lippincott's" and "Pearson's" Magazines, and to the Editor of the "Sketch," for permission to reprint such of the stories as have been published in their pages.
three
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The best thanks of the author are due to the Editors of the "Cornhill," "Macmillan's," "Lippincott's" and "Pearson's" Magazines, and to the Editor of the "Sketch," for permission to reprint such of the stories as have been published in their pages.
toiling
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
towering
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
walls
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From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It so fell that one dark evening in the month of June I was belated in the Bernese Oberland.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed--as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth--to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts.
Wine
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From this reading Author of _The Lake of Wine_, etc.
