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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 had a romance, a glamour of its own.
achievement
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
all
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
allotted
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
any
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From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD'S FÜHRBUCH The book indeed was of far more interest to her than the portrait of any mountaineer.
approximate
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
back
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
blue-lined
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From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
book
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From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD'S FÜHRBUCH The book indeed was of far more interest to her than the portrait of any mountaineer.
breast
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From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
cover
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From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
dark-red
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From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
days
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
difficult
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
discovered
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
early
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
easy
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
expedition
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
explorer
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
far
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From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD'S FÜHRBUCH The book indeed was of far more interest to her than the portrait of any mountaineer.
fit
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From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
FÜHRBUCH
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From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD'S FÜHRBUCH The book indeed was of far more interest to her than the portrait of any mountaineer.
glamour
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From this reading It had a romance, a glamour of its own.
gravely
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had a romance, a glamour of its own.
heights
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD'S FÜHRBUCH The book indeed was of far more interest to her than the portrait of any mountaineer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
indeed
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From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD'S FÜHRBUCH The book indeed was of far more interest to her than the portrait of any mountaineer.
interest
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From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD'S FÜHRBUCH The book indeed was of far more interest to her than the portrait of any mountaineer.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had a romance, a glamour of its own.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had a romance, a glamour of its own.
just
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From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
lady
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
leather
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From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
many
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
maps
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
MICHEL
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From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD'S FÜHRBUCH The book indeed was of far more interest to her than the portrait of any mountaineer.
more
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From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD'S FÜHRBUCH The book indeed was of far more interest to her than the portrait of any mountaineer.
mountaineer
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From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD'S FÜHRBUCH The book indeed was of far more interest to her than the portrait of any mountaineer.
mountaineering
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
mythical
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
note-book
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From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
noticed
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From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD'S FÜHRBUCH The book indeed was of far more interest to her than the portrait of any mountaineer.
old
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From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
own
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From this reading It had a romance, a glamour of its own.
pages
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From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was to the early part of the book to which she turned.
passes
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
peaks
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
pocket
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From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
portrait
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From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD'S FÜHRBUCH The book indeed was of far more interest to her than the portrait of any mountaineer.
positions
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
REVAILLOUD'S
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From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD'S FÜHRBUCH The book indeed was of far more interest to her than the portrait of any mountaineer.
romance
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From this reading It had a romance, a glamour of its own.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was to the early part of the book to which she turned.
soiled
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From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD'S FÜHRBUCH The book indeed was of far more interest to her than the portrait of any mountaineer.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD'S FÜHRBUCH The book indeed was of far more interest to her than the portrait of any mountaineer.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
there
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From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD'S FÜHRBUCH The book indeed was of far more interest to her than the portrait of any mountaineer.
to-day
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
turned
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From this reading It was to the early part of the book to which she turned.
uncrossed
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MICHEL REVAILLOUD'S FÜHRBUCH The book indeed was of far more interest to her than the portrait of any mountaineer.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was just a little note-book with blue-lined pages and an old dark-red soiled leather cover which could fit into the breast pocket and never be noticed there.
young
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From this reading But it went back to the early days of mountaineering when even the passes were not all discovered and many of them were still uncrossed, when mythical peaks were still gravely allotted their positions and approximate heights in the maps; and when the easy expedition of the young lady of to-day was the difficult achievement of the explorer.
