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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 It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
all
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From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The horses pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount and clamber up on foot to the green summit.
appear
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From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
ascends
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From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
ascent
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From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
Bath
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From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
Baths
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From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
becomes
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From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
begins
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From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
brilliant
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
buildings
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From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
clamber
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From this reading The horses pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount and clamber up on foot to the green summit.
clear
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From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
climb
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From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
coloring
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
connected
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From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
covering
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
crags
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From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
delicate
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
dismount
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From this reading The horses pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount and clamber up on foot to the green summit.
evening
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From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
everywhere
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
far
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From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
farther
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From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
Fideris
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From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
firs
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
flowers
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horses pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount and clamber up on foot to the green summit.
footpath
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From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
forth
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
gloomy
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
go
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From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
grass
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
green
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From this reading The horses pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount and clamber up on foot to the green summit.
grow
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
hard
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From this reading The horses pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount and clamber up on foot to the green summit.
height
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From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
high
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From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
horses
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From this reading The horses pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount and clamber up on foot to the green summit.
House
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From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
ladies
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From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
leading
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From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
leaving
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From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
lies
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From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
lonely
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From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
low
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
mount
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From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
mountain
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From this reading The horses pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount and clamber up on foot to the green summit.
mountains
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From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
narrow
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From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The horses pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount and clamber up on foot to the green summit.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
only
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
out
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From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
pant
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From this reading The horses pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount and clamber up on foot to the green summit.
pasture
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
peaks
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
peeping
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
Praettigau
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From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
prefer
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From this reading The horses pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount and clamber up on foot to the green summit.
road
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From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
rocks
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
rocky
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From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
sides
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From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The horses pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount and clamber up on foot to the green summit.
soon
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From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
steep
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From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
stepped
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From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
summer
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From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
summit
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From this reading The horses pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount and clamber up on foot to the green summit.
surrounded
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From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The horses pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount and clamber up on foot to the green summit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The horses pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount and clamber up on foot to the green summit.
there
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From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
towering
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From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
trees
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
two
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From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
up
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From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
valley
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From this reading It is a long, steep climb up to the Bath House at Fideris, after leaving the road leading up through the long valley of Praettigau.
very
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From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
village
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From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
way
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From this reading The horses pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount and clamber up on foot to the green summit.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One clear summer evening two ladies stepped out of the Bath House and went along the narrow footpath, which begins to mount not far from the house and soon becomes very steep as it ascends to the high, towering crags.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After a long ascent, you come first to the village of Fideris, which lies on the pleasant green height, and from there you go on farther into the mountains, until the lonely buildings connected with the Baths appear, surrounded on all sides by rocky mountains.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The only trees that grow up there are firs, covering the peaks and rocks, and it would all look very gloomy if the delicate mountain flowers with their brilliant coloring were not peeping forth everywhere through the low pasture grass.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The horses pant so hard on their way up the mountain that you prefer to dismount and clamber up on foot to the green summit.
