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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 Then he fell when he threw the rope--at the only place where a fall would not have led to his shooting down the _couloir_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He urged you to try the mountains and followed you to Banff.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he fell when he threw the rope--at the only place where a fall would not have led to his shooting down the _couloir_.
back
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From this reading He sent the best back with Miss Stephen, and while this was the proper thing, it's curious that the other guide got drunk.
Banff
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From this reading "He urged you to try the mountains and followed you to Banff.
best
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From this reading He sent the best back with Miss Stephen, and while this was the proper thing, it's curious that the other guide got drunk.
chose
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From this reading Then I've no doubt he proposed the trip up the glacier, for which he chose the guides.
couloir
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From this reading Then he fell when he threw the rope--at the only place where a fall would not have led to his shooting down the _couloir_.
curious
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From this reading He sent the best back with Miss Stephen, and while this was the proper thing, it's curious that the other guide got drunk.
doubt
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From this reading Then I've no doubt he proposed the trip up the glacier, for which he chose the guides.
down
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From this reading Then he fell when he threw the rope--at the only place where a fall would not have led to his shooting down the _couloir_.
drunk
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From this reading He sent the best back with Miss Stephen, and while this was the proper thing, it's curious that the other guide got drunk.
fall
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From this reading Then he fell when he threw the rope--at the only place where a fall would not have led to his shooting down the _couloir_.
fell
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From this reading Then he fell when he threw the rope--at the only place where a fall would not have led to his shooting down the _couloir_.
flask
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From this reading Walters gave him your flask.
followed
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From this reading "He urged you to try the mountains and followed you to Banff.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then I've no doubt he proposed the trip up the glacier, for which he chose the guides.
gave
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From this reading Walters gave him your flask.
glacier
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got
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From this reading He sent the best back with Miss Stephen, and while this was the proper thing, it's curious that the other guide got drunk.
guide
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From this reading He sent the best back with Miss Stephen, and while this was the proper thing, it's curious that the other guide got drunk.
guides
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From this reading Then I've no doubt he proposed the trip up the glacier, for which he chose the guides.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then he fell when he threw the rope--at the only place where a fall would not have led to his shooting down the _couloir_.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He urged you to try the mountains and followed you to Banff.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Walters gave him your flask.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he fell when he threw the rope--at the only place where a fall would not have led to his shooting down the _couloir_.
I've
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From this reading Then I've no doubt he proposed the trip up the glacier, for which he chose the guides.
it's
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From this reading He sent the best back with Miss Stephen, and while this was the proper thing, it's curious that the other guide got drunk.
led
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From this reading Then he fell when he threw the rope--at the only place where a fall would not have led to his shooting down the _couloir_.
Miss
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From this reading He sent the best back with Miss Stephen, and while this was the proper thing, it's curious that the other guide got drunk.
mountains
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From this reading "He urged you to try the mountains and followed you to Banff.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then I've no doubt he proposed the trip up the glacier, for which he chose the guides.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then he fell when he threw the rope--at the only place where a fall would not have led to his shooting down the _couloir_.
only
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From this reading Then he fell when he threw the rope--at the only place where a fall would not have led to his shooting down the _couloir_.
other
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From this reading He sent the best back with Miss Stephen, and while this was the proper thing, it's curious that the other guide got drunk.
place
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From this reading Then he fell when he threw the rope--at the only place where a fall would not have led to his shooting down the _couloir_.
proper
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From this reading He sent the best back with Miss Stephen, and while this was the proper thing, it's curious that the other guide got drunk.
proposed
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From this reading Then I've no doubt he proposed the trip up the glacier, for which he chose the guides.
rope
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From this reading Then he fell when he threw the rope--at the only place where a fall would not have led to his shooting down the _couloir_.
sent
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From this reading He sent the best back with Miss Stephen, and while this was the proper thing, it's curious that the other guide got drunk.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he fell when he threw the rope--at the only place where a fall would not have led to his shooting down the _couloir_.
Stephen
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From this reading He sent the best back with Miss Stephen, and while this was the proper thing, it's curious that the other guide got drunk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He sent the best back with Miss Stephen, and while this was the proper thing, it's curious that the other guide got drunk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He urged you to try the mountains and followed you to Banff.
Then
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From this reading Then I've no doubt he proposed the trip up the glacier, for which he chose the guides.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sent the best back with Miss Stephen, and while this was the proper thing, it's curious that the other guide got drunk.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He sent the best back with Miss Stephen, and while this was the proper thing, it's curious that the other guide got drunk.
threw
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From this reading Then he fell when he threw the rope--at the only place where a fall would not have led to his shooting down the _couloir_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He urged you to try the mountains and followed you to Banff.
trip
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From this reading Then I've no doubt he proposed the trip up the glacier, for which he chose the guides.
try
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From this reading "He urged you to try the mountains and followed you to Banff.
up
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From this reading Then I've no doubt he proposed the trip up the glacier, for which he chose the guides.
urged
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From this reading "He urged you to try the mountains and followed you to Banff.
Walters
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From this reading Walters gave him your flask.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He sent the best back with Miss Stephen, and while this was the proper thing, it's curious that the other guide got drunk.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then he fell when he threw the rope--at the only place where a fall would not have led to his shooting down the _couloir_.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then he fell when he threw the rope--at the only place where a fall would not have led to his shooting down the _couloir_.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then I've no doubt he proposed the trip up the glacier, for which he chose the guides.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He sent the best back with Miss Stephen, and while this was the proper thing, it's curious that the other guide got drunk.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He sent the best back with Miss Stephen, and while this was the proper thing, it's curious that the other guide got drunk.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then he fell when he threw the rope--at the only place where a fall would not have led to his shooting down the _couloir_.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He urged you to try the mountains and followed you to Banff.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Walters gave him your flask.