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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 He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
admire
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From this reading But he gained strength with each day, and Chayne had opportunities to admire the audacity and the subtle skill with which Garratt Skinner had sought his end.
alive
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From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
audacitynounUS /ɑːˈdæs.ə.t̬i/
A willingness to take bold risks; insolent and daring boldness that defies all authority.
From this reading But he gained strength with each day, and Chayne had opportunities to admire the audacity and the subtle skill with which Garratt Skinner had sought his end.
bared
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From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading RUNNING WATER In two days' time Walter Hine was sufficiently recovered to be carried down to Courmayeur.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
breast
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From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
Brenva
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From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he gained strength with each day, and Chayne had opportunities to admire the audacity and the subtle skill with which Garratt Skinner had sought his end.
carried
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From this reading RUNNING WATER In two days' time Walter Hine was sufficiently recovered to be carried down to Courmayeur.
certainly
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From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
Chayne
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From this reading But he gained strength with each day, and Chayne had opportunities to admire the audacity and the subtle skill with which Garratt Skinner had sought his end.
counted
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From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
Courmayeur
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From this reading RUNNING WATER In two days' time Walter Hine was sufficiently recovered to be carried down to Courmayeur.
day
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From this reading But he gained strength with each day, and Chayne had opportunities to admire the audacity and the subtle skill with which Garratt Skinner had sought his end.
days
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From this reading RUNNING WATER In two days' time Walter Hine was sufficiently recovered to be carried down to Courmayeur.
death
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From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
denied
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From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
down
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From this reading RUNNING WATER In two days' time Walter Hine was sufficiently recovered to be carried down to Courmayeur.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But he gained strength with each day, and Chayne had opportunities to admire the audacity and the subtle skill with which Garratt Skinner had sought his end.
end
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From this reading But he gained strength with each day, and Chayne had opportunities to admire the audacity and the subtle skill with which Garratt Skinner had sought his end.
ended
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From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
exposure
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From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
food
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From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
friend
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From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
friend's
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From this reading For Walter Hine was loud in his praises of his friend's self-sacrifice.
frostbitten
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From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
gained
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From this reading But he gained strength with each day, and Chayne had opportunities to admire the audacity and the subtle skill with which Garratt Skinner had sought his end.
Garratt
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From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
give
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From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
Hine
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From this reading RUNNING WATER In two days' time Walter Hine was sufficiently recovered to be carried down to Courmayeur.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RUNNING WATER In two days' time Walter Hine was sufficiently recovered to be carried down to Courmayeur.
instances
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From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
keep
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From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
lost
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From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
loud
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From this reading For Walter Hine was loud in his praises of his friend's self-sacrifice.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
near
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From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
night
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From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For Walter Hine was loud in his praises of his friend's self-sacrifice.
opportunities
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From this reading But he gained strength with each day, and Chayne had opportunities to admire the audacity and the subtle skill with which Garratt Skinner had sought his end.
own
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From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
praises
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From this reading For Walter Hine was loud in his praises of his friend's self-sacrifice.
recovered
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From this reading RUNNING WATER In two days' time Walter Hine was sufficiently recovered to be carried down to Courmayeur.
ridge
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From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
RUNNINGnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading RUNNING WATER In two days' time Walter Hine was sufficiently recovered to be carried down to Courmayeur.
second
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From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
self-sacrifice
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From this reading For Walter Hine was loud in his praises of his friend's self-sacrifice.
share
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From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
shock
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From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
skill
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From this reading But he gained strength with each day, and Chayne had opportunities to admire the audacity and the subtle skill with which Garratt Skinner had sought his end.
Skinner
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From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
sought
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From this reading But he gained strength with each day, and Chayne had opportunities to admire the audacity and the subtle skill with which Garratt Skinner had sought his end.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he gained strength with each day, and Chayne had opportunities to admire the audacity and the subtle skill with which Garratt Skinner had sought his end.
subtle
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From this reading But he gained strength with each day, and Chayne had opportunities to admire the audacity and the subtle skill with which Garratt Skinner had sought his end.
sufficiently
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From this reading RUNNING WATER In two days' time Walter Hine was sufficiently recovered to be carried down to Courmayeur.
telling
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From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RUNNING WATER In two days' time Walter Hine was sufficiently recovered to be carried down to Courmayeur.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RUNNING WATER In two days' time Walter Hine was sufficiently recovered to be carried down to Courmayeur.
two
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From this reading RUNNING WATER In two days' time Walter Hine was sufficiently recovered to be carried down to Courmayeur.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
very
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From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
Walter
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From this reading RUNNING WATER In two days' time Walter Hine was sufficiently recovered to be carried down to Courmayeur.
warmth
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From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RUNNING WATER In two days' time Walter Hine was sufficiently recovered to be carried down to Courmayeur.
WATER
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From this reading RUNNING WATER In two days' time Walter Hine was sufficiently recovered to be carried down to Courmayeur.
weak
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From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Skinner had denied himself his own share of food, had bared his breast to the wind that he might give the warmth of his own body to keep his friend alive--these instances lost nothing in the telling.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he gained strength with each day, and Chayne had opportunities to admire the audacity and the subtle skill with which Garratt Skinner had sought his end.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had been very near to death upon the Brenva ridge, certainly the second night upon which Garratt Skinner had counted would have ended his life; he was frostbitten; and for a long while the shock and the exposure left him weak.
