Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

later than; following

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

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From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading There are two of these glaciers in the valleys below the Schreckhorn and the Wetterhorn, near the long village of Grindelwald.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

too numerous to be counted

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

third-person singular of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

possessive form of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

one or the other of two

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

a slowly moving mass of ice

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

plural of “glacier” — a slowly moving mass of ice

From this reading There are two of these glaciers in the valleys below the Schreckhorn and the Wetterhorn, near the long village of Grindelwald.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

abounding in grass

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

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From this reading There are two of these glaciers in the valleys below the Schreckhorn and the Wetterhorn, near the long village of Grindelwald.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

the act of departing

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading There are two of these glaciers in the valleys below the Schreckhorn and the Wetterhorn, near the long village of Grindelwald.

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

engage in

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading There are two of these glaciers in the valleys below the Schreckhorn and the Wetterhorn, near the long village of Grindelwald.

a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

above and across; more than

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

unusual or striking

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

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From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

abounding in rocks or stones

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

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From this reading There are two of these glaciers in the valleys below the Schreckhorn and the Wetterhorn, near the long village of Grindelwald.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

characterized by good substantial quality

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

having a sharp inclination

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

the rays of the sun

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

a landlocked federal republic in central Europe

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are two of these glaciers in the valleys below the Schreckhorn and the Wetterhorn, near the long village of Grindelwald.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading There are two of these glaciers in the valleys below the Schreckhorn and the Wetterhorn, near the long village of Grindelwald.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

up to a particular time

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

travel across or pass over

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading There are two of these glaciers in the valleys below the Schreckhorn and the Wetterhorn, near the long village of Grindelwald.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading The sunshine is hot in the narrow valley; the snow becomes firm and solid, and in the course of time it either descends as an avalanche, or creeps along as a glacier.

plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading There are two of these glaciers in the valleys below the Schreckhorn and the Wetterhorn, near the long village of Grindelwald.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They are a remarkable sight, and therefore many travelers from all countries come in the summer to visit them: they come over the high mountains covered with snow, they traverse the deep valleys; and to do this they must climb, hour after hour, leaving the valley far beneath them, till they see it as if they were in an air-balloon.

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From this reading There are two of these glaciers in the valleys below the Schreckhorn and the Wetterhorn, near the long village of Grindelwald.

belonging to which person

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys, with their countless streams and rivulets, impetuously rushing to lose themselves in the sea.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading _Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest_ Let us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees.