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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along the peaks of the great snowy mountains which shut it in, as if from the folly and misery of the world, there are touches of piercing primary colours--red, yellow, violet--the palette of a synchromist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading | | | +------------------------------------------------------------+ "Nothing broadens and mellows the mind so much as foreign travel."--_Dr. Orison Swett Marden._ The scene is the brow of the Hungerberg at Innsbruck.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the half-hour before sunset, and the whole lovely valley of the Inn--_still wie die Nacht, tief wie das Meer_--begins to glow with mauves and apple greens, apricots and silvery blues.
apricots
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading | | | +------------------------------------------------------------+ "Nothing broadens and mellows the mind so much as foreign travel."--_Dr. Orison Swett Marden._ The scene is the brow of the Hungerberg at Innsbruck.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading | | | +------------------------------------------------------------+ "Nothing broadens and mellows the mind so much as foreign travel."--_Dr. Orison Swett Marden._ The scene is the brow of the Hungerberg at Innsbruck.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It is the half-hour before sunset, and the whole lovely valley of the Inn--_still wie die Nacht, tief wie das Meer_--begins to glow with mauves and apple greens, apricots and silvery blues.
begins
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blues
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bottom
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broadens
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brow
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coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
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From this reading Along the peaks of the great snowy mountains which shut it in, as if from the folly and misery of the world, there are touches of piercing primary colours--red, yellow, violet--the palette of a synchromist.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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das
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die
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document
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Dr
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follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading Along the peaks of the great snowy mountains which shut it in, as if from the folly and misery of the world, there are touches of piercing primary colours--red, yellow, violet--the palette of a synchromist.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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foreign
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Along the peaks of the great snowy mountains which shut it in, as if from the folly and misery of the world, there are touches of piercing primary colours--red, yellow, violet--the palette of a synchromist.
glow
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Along the peaks of the great snowy mountains which shut it in, as if from the folly and misery of the world, there are touches of piercing primary colours--red, yellow, violet--the palette of a synchromist.
greens
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H
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half-hour
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From this reading It is the half-hour before sunset, and the whole lovely valley of the Inn--_still wie die Nacht, tief wie das Meer_--begins to glow with mauves and apple greens, apricots and silvery blues.
Hungerberg
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From this reading | | | +------------------------------------------------------------+ "Nothing broadens and mellows the mind so much as foreign travel."--_Dr. Orison Swett Marden._ The scene is the brow of the Hungerberg at Innsbruck.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Along the peaks of the great snowy mountains which shut it in, as if from the folly and misery of the world, there are touches of piercing primary colours--red, yellow, violet--the palette of a synchromist.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Along the peaks of the great snowy mountains which shut it in, as if from the folly and misery of the world, there are touches of piercing primary colours--red, yellow, violet--the palette of a synchromist.
Inn
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Innsbruck
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From this reading | | | +------------------------------------------------------------+ "Nothing broadens and mellows the mind so much as foreign travel."--_Dr. Orison Swett Marden._ The scene is the brow of the Hungerberg at Innsbruck.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading | | | +------------------------------------------------------------+ "Nothing broadens and mellows the mind so much as foreign travel."--_Dr. Orison Swett Marden._ The scene is the brow of the Hungerberg at Innsbruck.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the half-hour before sunset, and the whole lovely valley of the Inn--_still wie die Nacht, tief wie das Meer_--begins to glow with mauves and apple greens, apricots and silvery blues.
letters
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list
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lovely
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Marden
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From this reading | | | +------------------------------------------------------------+ "Nothing broadens and mellows the mind so much as foreign travel."--_Dr. Orison Swett Marden._ The scene is the brow of the Hungerberg at Innsbruck.
mauves
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Meer
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mellows
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From this reading | | | +------------------------------------------------------------+ "Nothing broadens and mellows the mind so much as foreign travel."--_Dr. Orison Swett Marden._ The scene is the brow of the Hungerberg at Innsbruck.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading | | | +------------------------------------------------------------+ "Nothing broadens and mellows the mind so much as foreign travel."--_Dr. Orison Swett Marden._ The scene is the brow of the Hungerberg at Innsbruck.
misery
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From this reading Along the peaks of the great snowy mountains which shut it in, as if from the folly and misery of the world, there are touches of piercing primary colours--red, yellow, violet--the palette of a synchromist.
mountains
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much
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From this reading | | | +------------------------------------------------------------+ "Nothing broadens and mellows the mind so much as foreign travel."--_Dr. Orison Swett Marden._ The scene is the brow of the Hungerberg at Innsbruck.
Nacht
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NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading | | | +------------------------------------------------------------+ "Nothing broadens and mellows the mind so much as foreign travel."--_Dr. Orison Swett Marden._ The scene is the brow of the Hungerberg at Innsbruck.
O
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Orison
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palette
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From this reading Along the peaks of the great snowy mountains which shut it in, as if from the folly and misery of the world, there are touches of piercing primary colours--red, yellow, violet--the palette of a synchromist.
peaks
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piercing
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please
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primary
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red
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scene
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see
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shown
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shut
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silvery
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snowy
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From this reading Along the peaks of the great snowy mountains which shut it in, as if from the folly and misery of the world, there are touches of piercing primary colours--red, yellow, violet--the palette of a synchromist.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading | | | +------------------------------------------------------------+ "Nothing broadens and mellows the mind so much as foreign travel."--_Dr. Orison Swett Marden._ The scene is the brow of the Hungerberg at Innsbruck.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the half-hour before sunset, and the whole lovely valley of the Inn--_still wie die Nacht, tief wie das Meer_--begins to glow with mauves and apple greens, apricots and silvery blues.
Subscript
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sunset
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Swett
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From this reading | | | +------------------------------------------------------------+ "Nothing broadens and mellows the mind so much as foreign travel."--_Dr. Orison Swett Marden._ The scene is the brow of the Hungerberg at Innsbruck.
synchromist
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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there
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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thus
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tief
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the half-hour before sunset, and the whole lovely valley of the Inn--_still wie die Nacht, tief wie das Meer_--begins to glow with mauves and apple greens, apricots and silvery blues.
touches
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travel
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valley
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violet
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Along the peaks of the great snowy mountains which shut it in, as if from the folly and misery of the world, there are touches of piercing primary colours--red, yellow, violet--the palette of a synchromist.
whole
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wie
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is the half-hour before sunset, and the whole lovely valley of the Inn--_still wie die Nacht, tief wie das Meer_--begins to glow with mauves and apple greens, apricots and silvery blues.
world
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yellow
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