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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 But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At five o'clock on the next afternoon, Chayne was leaning upon the rail looking straight down to the ice-fall.
Aiguille
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From this reading THE PAVILLON DE LOGNAN The Pavillon de Lognan is built high upon the southern slope of the valley of Chamonix, under the great buttresses of the Aiguille Verte.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The din of the torrent was in his ears, and it was not until a foot sounded lightly close behind him that he knew he was no longer alone.
Alpine
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From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
bed
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From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The din of the torrent was in his ears, and it was not until a foot sounded lightly close behind him that he knew he was no longer alone.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
bright
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From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
built
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From this reading THE PAVILLON DE LOGNAN The Pavillon de Lognan is built high upon the southern slope of the valley of Chamonix, under the great buttresses of the Aiguille Verte.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
buttresses
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From this reading THE PAVILLON DE LOGNAN The Pavillon de Lognan is built high upon the southern slope of the valley of Chamonix, under the great buttresses of the Aiguille Verte.
Chamonix
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From this reading THE PAVILLON DE LOGNAN The Pavillon de Lognan is built high upon the southern slope of the valley of Chamonix, under the great buttresses of the Aiguille Verte.
Chayne
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From this reading At five o'clock on the next afternoon, Chayne was leaning upon the rail looking straight down to the ice-fall.
close
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From this reading The din of the torrent was in his ears, and it was not until a foot sounded lightly close behind him that he knew he was no longer alone.
d'Argentière
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
day
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
DE
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From this reading THE PAVILLON DE LOGNAN The Pavillon de Lognan is built high upon the southern slope of the valley of Chamonix, under the great buttresses of the Aiguille Verte.
din
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From this reading The din of the torrent was in his ears, and it was not until a foot sounded lightly close behind him that he knew he was no longer alone.
door
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From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
down
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From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
drops
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
ears
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From this reading The din of the torrent was in his ears, and it was not until a foot sounded lightly close behind him that he knew he was no longer alone.
eastern
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
end
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
enters
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
faces
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From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
far
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
fills
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
five
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From this reading At five o'clock on the next afternoon, Chayne was leaning upon the rail looking straight down to the ice-fall.
flowers
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From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The din of the torrent was in his ears, and it was not until a foot sounded lightly close behind him that he knew he was no longer alone.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
Glacier
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PAVILLON DE LOGNAN The Pavillon de Lognan is built high upon the southern slope of the valley of Chamonix, under the great buttresses of the Aiguille Verte.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The din of the torrent was in his ears, and it was not until a foot sounded lightly close behind him that he knew he was no longer alone.
high
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From this reading THE PAVILLON DE LOGNAN The Pavillon de Lognan is built high upon the southern slope of the valley of Chamonix, under the great buttresses of the Aiguille Verte.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The din of the torrent was in his ears, and it was not until a foot sounded lightly close behind him that he knew he was no longer alone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The din of the torrent was in his ears, and it was not until a foot sounded lightly close behind him that he knew he was no longer alone.
ice-fall
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PAVILLON DE LOGNAN The Pavillon de Lognan is built high upon the southern slope of the valley of Chamonix, under the great buttresses of the Aiguille Verte.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
knew
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From this reading The din of the torrent was in his ears, and it was not until a foot sounded lightly close behind him that he knew he was no longer alone.
leaning
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From this reading At five o'clock on the next afternoon, Chayne was leaning upon the rail looking straight down to the ice-fall.
Les
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From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
lightly
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From this reading The din of the torrent was in his ears, and it was not until a foot sounded lightly close behind him that he knew he was no longer alone.
LOGNAN
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From this reading THE PAVILLON DE LOGNAN The Pavillon de Lognan is built high upon the southern slope of the valley of Chamonix, under the great buttresses of the Aiguille Verte.
longer
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From this reading The din of the torrent was in his ears, and it was not until a foot sounded lightly close behind him that he knew he was no longer alone.
looking
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From this reading At five o'clock on the next afternoon, Chayne was leaning upon the rail looking straight down to the ice-fall.
music
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At five o'clock on the next afternoon, Chayne was leaning upon the rail looking straight down to the ice-fall.
night
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The din of the torrent was in his ears, and it was not until a foot sounded lightly close behind him that he knew he was no longer alone.
north
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From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The din of the torrent was in his ears, and it was not until a foot sounded lightly close behind him that he knew he was no longer alone.
o'clock
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From this reading At five o'clock on the next afternoon, Chayne was leaning upon the rail looking straight down to the ice-fall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PAVILLON DE LOGNAN The Pavillon de Lognan is built high upon the southern slope of the valley of Chamonix, under the great buttresses of the Aiguille Verte.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At five o'clock on the next afternoon, Chayne was leaning upon the rail looking straight down to the ice-fall.
parapet
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From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
pastures
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From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
path
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From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
PAVILLON
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From this reading THE PAVILLON DE LOGNAN The Pavillon de Lognan is built high upon the southern slope of the valley of Chamonix, under the great buttresses of the Aiguille Verte.
pine
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From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
precipice
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
rail
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From this reading At five o'clock on the next afternoon, Chayne was leaning upon the rail looking straight down to the ice-fall.
railed
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From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
river
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
roar
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
rooms
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
slope
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From this reading THE PAVILLON DE LOGNAN The Pavillon de Lognan is built high upon the southern slope of the valley of Chamonix, under the great buttresses of the Aiguille Verte.
sounded
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From this reading The din of the torrent was in his ears, and it was not until a foot sounded lightly close behind him that he knew he was no longer alone.
southern
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From this reading THE PAVILLON DE LOGNAN The Pavillon de Lognan is built high upon the southern slope of the valley of Chamonix, under the great buttresses of the Aiguille Verte.
spate
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
straight
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From this reading At five o'clock on the next afternoon, Chayne was leaning upon the rail looking straight down to the ice-fall.
streams
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The din of the torrent was in his ears, and it was not until a foot sounded lightly close behind him that he knew he was no longer alone.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PAVILLON DE LOGNAN The Pavillon de Lognan is built high upon the southern slope of the valley of Chamonix, under the great buttresses of the Aiguille Verte.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
Tines
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From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
torrent
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From this reading The din of the torrent was in his ears, and it was not until a foot sounded lightly close behind him that he knew he was no longer alone.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE PAVILLON DE LOGNAN The Pavillon de Lognan is built high upon the southern slope of the valley of Chamonix, under the great buttresses of the Aiguille Verte.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The din of the torrent was in his ears, and it was not until a foot sounded lightly close behind him that he knew he was no longer alone.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE PAVILLON DE LOGNAN The Pavillon de Lognan is built high upon the southern slope of the valley of Chamonix, under the great buttresses of the Aiguille Verte.
valley
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From this reading THE PAVILLON DE LOGNAN The Pavillon de Lognan is built high upon the southern slope of the valley of Chamonix, under the great buttresses of the Aiguille Verte.
Verte
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From this reading THE PAVILLON DE LOGNAN The Pavillon de Lognan is built high upon the southern slope of the valley of Chamonix, under the great buttresses of the Aiguille Verte.
village
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From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At five o'clock on the next afternoon, Chayne was leaning upon the rail looking straight down to the ice-fall.
windows
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From this reading But at its eastern end a precipice drops to the great ice-fall of the Glacier d'Argentière, and night and day from far below the roar of the glacier streams enters in at the windows and fills the rooms with the music of a river in spate.
winds
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From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
woods
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From this reading It faces the north and from the railed parapet before its door the path winds down through pastures bright with Alpine flowers to the pine woods, and the village of Les Tines in the bed of the valley.
