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Chapter XXIII
THE BRENVA RIDGE The peasant was right. He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress. And this is how the signal came to be waved. An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier. The spark was a fire lit by Pierre Delouvain.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.”
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading “He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE BRENVA RIDGE The peasant was right.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.”
during the time that
From this reading “An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.”
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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 He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this is how the signal came to be waved.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And this is how the signal came to be waved.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
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From this reading He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.
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From this reading THE BRENVA RIDGE The peasant was right.
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From this reading He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The spark was a fire lit by Pierre Delouvain.
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From this reading And this is how the signal came to be waved.
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From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
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From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
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From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
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From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
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From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
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From this reading The spark was a fire lit by Pierre Delouvain.
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.
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From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
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From this reading The spark was a fire lit by Pierre Delouvain.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
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From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.
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From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.
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From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
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From this reading And this is how the signal came to be waved.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this is how the signal came to be waved.
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From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
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From this reading The spark was a fire lit by Pierre Delouvain.
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From this reading He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.
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From this reading He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.
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From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BRENVA RIDGE The peasant was right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The spark was a fire lit by Pierre Delouvain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BRENVA RIDGE The peasant was right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BRENVA RIDGE The peasant was right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRENVA RIDGE The peasant was right.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this is how the signal came to be waved.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And this is how the signal came to be waved.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BRENVA RIDGE The peasant was right.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And this is how the signal came to be waved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He _had_ seen a man waving a signal of distress on the slopes of Mont Blanc above the great buttress.
during the time that
From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
but in spite of that
From this reading An hour before Chayne and Sylvia set out from Chamonix to cross the Col du Géant, and while it was yet quite dark, a spark glowed suddenly on an island of rocks set in the great white waste of the Brenva glacier.
