A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
MICHEL REVAILLOUD EXPOUNDS HIS PHILOSOPHY That summer was long remembered in Chamonix. July passed with a procession of cloudless days; valley and peak basked in sunlight. August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve. Below him the river tumbling swiftly amidst the boulders flashed in the darkness like white fire. He sat facing the street.
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “Below him the river tumbling swiftly amidst the boulders flashed in the darkness like white fire.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Below him the river tumbling swiftly amidst the boulders flashed in the darkness like white fire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MICHEL REVAILLOUD EXPOUNDS HIS PHILOSOPHY That summer was long remembered in Chamonix.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “July passed with a procession of cloudless days; valley and peak basked in sunlight.”
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading “MICHEL REVAILLOUD EXPOUNDS HIS PHILOSOPHY That summer was long remembered in Chamonix.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Below him the river tumbling swiftly amidst the boulders flashed in the darkness like white fire.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading July passed with a procession of cloudless days; valley and peak basked in sunlight.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Below him the river tumbling swiftly amidst the boulders flashed in the darkness like white fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading July passed with a procession of cloudless days; valley and peak basked in sunlight.
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From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
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From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
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From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
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From this reading July passed with a procession of cloudless days; valley and peak basked in sunlight.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below him the river tumbling swiftly amidst the boulders flashed in the darkness like white fire.
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From this reading Below him the river tumbling swiftly amidst the boulders flashed in the darkness like white fire.
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From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
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From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
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From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD EXPOUNDS HIS PHILOSOPHY That summer was long remembered in Chamonix.
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From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading July passed with a procession of cloudless days; valley and peak basked in sunlight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Below him the river tumbling swiftly amidst the boulders flashed in the darkness like white fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading July passed with a procession of cloudless days; valley and peak basked in sunlight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD EXPOUNDS HIS PHILOSOPHY That summer was long remembered in Chamonix.
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From this reading He sat facing the street.
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From this reading Below him the river tumbling swiftly amidst the boulders flashed in the darkness like white fire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
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From this reading Below him the river tumbling swiftly amidst the boulders flashed in the darkness like white fire.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat facing the street.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Below him the river tumbling swiftly amidst the boulders flashed in the darkness like white fire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD EXPOUNDS HIS PHILOSOPHY That summer was long remembered in Chamonix.
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From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD EXPOUNDS HIS PHILOSOPHY That summer was long remembered in Chamonix.
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From this reading July passed with a procession of cloudless days; valley and peak basked in sunlight.
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From this reading Below him the river tumbling swiftly amidst the boulders flashed in the darkness like white fire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD EXPOUNDS HIS PHILOSOPHY That summer was long remembered in Chamonix.
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From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD EXPOUNDS HIS PHILOSOPHY That summer was long remembered in Chamonix.
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From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
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From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading July passed with a procession of cloudless days; valley and peak basked in sunlight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
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From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading July passed with a procession of cloudless days; valley and peak basked in sunlight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading July passed with a procession of cloudless days; valley and peak basked in sunlight.
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD EXPOUNDS HIS PHILOSOPHY That summer was long remembered in Chamonix.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading July passed with a procession of cloudless days; valley and peak basked in sunlight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD EXPOUNDS HIS PHILOSOPHY That summer was long remembered in Chamonix.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD EXPOUNDS HIS PHILOSOPHY That summer was long remembered in Chamonix.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Below him the river tumbling swiftly amidst the boulders flashed in the darkness like white fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat facing the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD EXPOUNDS HIS PHILOSOPHY That summer was long remembered in Chamonix.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading July passed with a procession of cloudless days; valley and peak basked in sunlight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Below him the river tumbling swiftly amidst the boulders flashed in the darkness like white fire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD EXPOUNDS HIS PHILOSOPHY That summer was long remembered in Chamonix.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Below him the river tumbling swiftly amidst the boulders flashed in the darkness like white fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading July passed with a procession of cloudless days; valley and peak basked in sunlight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD EXPOUNDS HIS PHILOSOPHY That summer was long remembered in Chamonix.
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From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading August came, and on a hot starlit night in the first week of that month Chayne sat opposite to Michel Revailloud in the balcony of a café which overhangs the Arve.
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From this reading Below him the river tumbling swiftly amidst the boulders flashed in the darkness like white fire.
in the company of; together with
From this reading July passed with a procession of cloudless days; valley and peak basked in sunlight.
