Chapter XI
SWITZERLAND. "I liked the mountain girl best of all," thought Lucy. "I wonder whether I shall ever get among the mountains again. There's a great stick in the corner that Uncle Joe calls his alpenstock. I'll go and read the names upon it.
Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe
Chapter XI
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SWITZERLAND.
"I
liked
the
mountain
girl
best
of
all,"
thought
Lucy.
"I
wonder
whether
I
shall
ever
get
among
the
mountains
again.
There's
a
great
stick
in
the
corner
that
Uncle
Joe
calls
his
alpenstock.
I'll
go
and
read
the
names
upon
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SWITZERLAND.
Line 2
"I
liked
the
mountain
girl
best
of
all,"
thought
Lucy.
Line 3
"I
wonder
whether
I
shall
ever
get
among
the
mountains
again.
Line 4
There's
a
great
stick
in
the
corner
that
Uncle
Joe
calls
his
alpenstock.
Line 5
I'll
go
and
read
the
names
upon
it.
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wonder whether I shall ever get among the mountains again.”
Among
preposition
US /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “"I wonder whether I shall ever get among the mountains again.”
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wonder whether I shall ever get among the mountains again.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's a great stick in the corner that Uncle Joe calls his alpenstock.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I wonder whether I shall ever get among the mountains again.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I liked the mountain girl best of all," thought Lucy.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I'll go and read the names upon it.”
Whether
conjunction
US /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “"I wonder whether I shall ever get among the mountains again.”
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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 There's a great stick in the corner that Uncle Joe calls his alpenstock.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wonder whether I shall ever get among the mountains again.
all
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From this reading "I liked the mountain girl best of all," thought Lucy.
alpenstock
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From this reading There's a great stick in the corner that Uncle Joe calls his alpenstock.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "I wonder whether I shall ever get among the mountains again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll go and read the names upon it.
best
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calls
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corner
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From this reading There's a great stick in the corner that Uncle Joe calls his alpenstock.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wonder whether I shall ever get among the mountains again.
get
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From this reading "I wonder whether I shall ever get among the mountains again.
girl
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From this reading "I liked the mountain girl best of all," thought Lucy.
go
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From this reading I'll go and read the names upon it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's a great stick in the corner that Uncle Joe calls his alpenstock.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There's a great stick in the corner that Uncle Joe calls his alpenstock.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I liked the mountain girl best of all," thought Lucy.
I'll
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From this reading I'll go and read the names upon it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's a great stick in the corner that Uncle Joe calls his alpenstock.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'll go and read the names upon it.
Joe
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From this reading There's a great stick in the corner that Uncle Joe calls his alpenstock.
liked
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From this reading "I liked the mountain girl best of all," thought Lucy.
Lucy
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From this reading "I liked the mountain girl best of all," thought Lucy.
mountain
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From this reading "I liked the mountain girl best of all," thought Lucy.
mountains
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From this reading "I wonder whether I shall ever get among the mountains again.
names
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From this reading I'll go and read the names upon it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I liked the mountain girl best of all," thought Lucy.
read
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From this reading I'll go and read the names upon it.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I wonder whether I shall ever get among the mountains again.
stick
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From this reading There's a great stick in the corner that Uncle Joe calls his alpenstock.
SWITZERLAND
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From this reading SWITZERLAND.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There's a great stick in the corner that Uncle Joe calls his alpenstock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I liked the mountain girl best of all," thought Lucy.
There's
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From this reading There's a great stick in the corner that Uncle Joe calls his alpenstock.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I liked the mountain girl best of all," thought Lucy.
Uncle
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From this reading There's a great stick in the corner that Uncle Joe calls his alpenstock.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I'll go and read the names upon it.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "I wonder whether I shall ever get among the mountains again.
wonder
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From this reading "I wonder whether I shall ever get among the mountains again.