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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 A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "The Grindelwald is about the most noisy, crowded, and cheap-tripper-ridden resort in the Alps.
Alps
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From this reading "The Grindelwald is about the most noisy, crowded, and cheap-tripper-ridden resort in the Alps.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm perfectly sure you won't in this case," said Fordham, speaking to, and answering for, the Wyatts at the same time.
answering
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From this reading "I'm perfectly sure you won't in this case," said Fordham, speaking to, and answering for, the Wyatts at the same time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But don't you think you may become just as fond of where you're going?" struck in the eternal female opposite.
ascending
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From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'm perfectly sure you won't in this case," said Fordham, speaking to, and answering for, the Wyatts at the same time.
become
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From this reading "But don't you think you may become just as fond of where you're going?" struck in the eternal female opposite.
break
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From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But don't you think you may become just as fond of where you're going?" struck in the eternal female opposite.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
case
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From this reading "I'm perfectly sure you won't in this case," said Fordham, speaking to, and answering for, the Wyatts at the same time.
cheap-tripper-ridden
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From this reading "The Grindelwald is about the most noisy, crowded, and cheap-tripper-ridden resort in the Alps.
chronic
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From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
cloud
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From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
crowded
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From this reading "The Grindelwald is about the most noisy, crowded, and cheap-tripper-ridden resort in the Alps.
descending
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From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
don't
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From this reading "But don't you think you may become just as fond of where you're going?" struck in the eternal female opposite.
dust
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From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
eternal
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From this reading "But don't you think you may become just as fond of where you're going?" struck in the eternal female opposite.
female
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From this reading "But don't you think you may become just as fond of where you're going?" struck in the eternal female opposite.
fifty
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From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
fond
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From this reading "But don't you think you may become just as fond of where you're going?" struck in the eternal female opposite.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Hateful isn't the word for it," replied Philip, with savage vehemence.
Fordham
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From this reading "I'm perfectly sure you won't in this case," said Fordham, speaking to, and answering for, the Wyatts at the same time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
going
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From this reading "But don't you think you may become just as fond of where you're going?" struck in the eternal female opposite.
Grindelwald
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From this reading "The Grindelwald is about the most noisy, crowded, and cheap-tripper-ridden resort in the Alps.
Hateful
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From this reading "Hateful isn't the word for it," replied Philip, with savage vehemence.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm perfectly sure you won't in this case," said Fordham, speaking to, and answering for, the Wyatts at the same time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But don't you think you may become just as fond of where you're going?" struck in the eternal female opposite.
Interlaken
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From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The Grindelwald is about the most noisy, crowded, and cheap-tripper-ridden resort in the Alps.
isn't
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From this reading "Hateful isn't the word for it," replied Philip, with savage vehemence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Hateful isn't the word for it," replied Philip, with savage vehemence.
just
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From this reading "But don't you think you may become just as fond of where you're going?" struck in the eternal female opposite.
Lutschinen
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From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "But don't you think you may become just as fond of where you're going?" struck in the eternal female opposite.
most
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From this reading "The Grindelwald is about the most noisy, crowded, and cheap-tripper-ridden resort in the Alps.
noisy
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From this reading "The Grindelwald is about the most noisy, crowded, and cheap-tripper-ridden resort in the Alps.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But don't you think you may become just as fond of where you're going?" struck in the eternal female opposite.
opposite
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From this reading "But don't you think you may become just as fond of where you're going?" struck in the eternal female opposite.
overhangs
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From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
perennial
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From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
perfectly
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From this reading "I'm perfectly sure you won't in this case," said Fordham, speaking to, and answering for, the Wyatts at the same time.
Philip
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From this reading "Hateful isn't the word for it," replied Philip, with savage vehemence.
reason
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From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hateful isn't the word for it," replied Philip, with savage vehemence.
resort
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From this reading "The Grindelwald is about the most noisy, crowded, and cheap-tripper-ridden resort in the Alps.
said
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From this reading "I'm perfectly sure you won't in this case," said Fordham, speaking to, and answering for, the Wyatts at the same time.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm perfectly sure you won't in this case," said Fordham, speaking to, and answering for, the Wyatts at the same time.
savage
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From this reading "Hateful isn't the word for it," replied Philip, with savage vehemence.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
speaking
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From this reading "I'm perfectly sure you won't in this case," said Fordham, speaking to, and answering for, the Wyatts at the same time.
string
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From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But don't you think you may become just as fond of where you're going?" struck in the eternal female opposite.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm perfectly sure you won't in this case," said Fordham, speaking to, and answering for, the Wyatts at the same time.
Thal
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From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hateful isn't the word for it," replied Philip, with savage vehemence.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But don't you think you may become just as fond of where you're going?" struck in the eternal female opposite.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I'm perfectly sure you won't in this case," said Fordham, speaking to, and answering for, the Wyatts at the same time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm perfectly sure you won't in this case," said Fordham, speaking to, and answering for, the Wyatts at the same time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm perfectly sure you won't in this case," said Fordham, speaking to, and answering for, the Wyatts at the same time.
vehemence
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From this reading "Hateful isn't the word for it," replied Philip, with savage vehemence.
vehicles
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From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "But don't you think you may become just as fond of where you're going?" struck in the eternal female opposite.
whole
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From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Hateful isn't the word for it," replied Philip, with savage vehemence.
won't
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From this reading "I'm perfectly sure you won't in this case," said Fordham, speaking to, and answering for, the Wyatts at the same time.
word
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From this reading "Hateful isn't the word for it," replied Philip, with savage vehemence.
Wyatts
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From this reading "I'm perfectly sure you won't in this case," said Fordham, speaking to, and answering for, the Wyatts at the same time.
yards
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From this reading A chronic dust cloud overhangs the whole Lutschinen Thal by reason of a perennial string of vehicles ascending from and descending to Interlaken with scarce a break of fifty yards.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But don't you think you may become just as fond of where you're going?" struck in the eternal female opposite.
you're
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From this reading "But don't you think you may become just as fond of where you're going?" struck in the eternal female opposite.
