13th
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From this reading We started from Zermatt on the 13th of July at half-past five, on a brilliant and perfectly cloudless morning.
69
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From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
70
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From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We started from Zermatt on the 13th of July at half-past five, on a brilliant and perfectly cloudless morning.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
in addition
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We started from Zermatt on the 13th of July at half-past five, on a brilliant and perfectly cloudless morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We started from Zermatt on the 13th of July at half-past five, on a brilliant and perfectly cloudless morning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The youngest Taugwalder fell to my share, and the lad marched well, proud to be on the expedition and happy to show his powers.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
of surpassing excellence
From this reading We started from Zermatt on the 13th of July at half-past five, on a brilliant and perfectly cloudless morning.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading We started from Zermatt on the 13th of July at half-past five, on a brilliant and perfectly cloudless morning.
carefully weighed
From this reading This was considered a good omen, and little short of miraculous.
Croz
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From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
take in liquids
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
being one more than seven
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
ensureverbUS /enˈʃʊr/
make certain of
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading The youngest Taugwalder fell to my share, and the lad marched well, proud to be on the expedition and happy to show his powers.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The youngest Taugwalder fell to my share, and the lad marched well, proud to be on the expedition and happy to show his powers.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading We started from Zermatt on the 13th of July at half-past five, on a brilliant and perfectly cloudless morning.
set up or found
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
Francis
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From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We started from Zermatt on the 13th of July at half-past five, on a brilliant and perfectly cloudless morning.
fullernounUS /ˈfʊlər/
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading This was considered a good omen, and little short of miraculous.
Hadow
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From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
half-past
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From this reading We started from Zermatt on the 13th of July at half-past five, on a brilliant and perfectly cloudless morning.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The youngest Taugwalder fell to my share, and the lad marched well, proud to be on the expedition and happy to show his powers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading We started from Zermatt on the 13th of July at half-past five, on a brilliant and perfectly cloudless morning.
a boy or man
From this reading The youngest Taugwalder fell to my share, and the lad marched well, proud to be on the expedition and happy to show his powers.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This was considered a good omen, and little short of miraculous.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading The youngest Taugwalder fell to my share, and the lad marched well, proud to be on the expedition and happy to show his powers.
miraculousadjectiveUS /mərˈækjələs/
being or having the character of a miracle
From this reading This was considered a good omen, and little short of miraculous.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading We started from Zermatt on the 13th of July at half-past five, on a brilliant and perfectly cloudless morning.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The youngest Taugwalder fell to my share, and the lad marched well, proud to be on the expedition and happy to show his powers.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We started from Zermatt on the 13th of July at half-past five, on a brilliant and perfectly cloudless morning.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
omennounUS /ˈoʊmən/
a sign of something about to happen
From this reading This was considered a good omen, and little short of miraculous.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We started from Zermatt on the 13th of July at half-past five, on a brilliant and perfectly cloudless morning.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading We started from Zermatt on the 13th of July at half-past five, on a brilliant and perfectly cloudless morning.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading The youngest Taugwalder fell to my share, and the lad marched well, proud to be on the expedition and happy to show his powers.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading The youngest Taugwalder fell to my share, and the lad marched well, proud to be on the expedition and happy to show his powers.
replenishedverbUS /riˈplenɪʃt/
past form of “replenish” — fill something that had previously been emptied
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
have in common
From this reading The youngest Taugwalder fell to my share, and the lad marched well, proud to be on the expedition and happy to show his powers.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading This was considered a good omen, and little short of miraculous.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The youngest Taugwalder fell to my share, and the lad marched well, proud to be on the expedition and happy to show his powers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We started from Zermatt on the 13th of July at half-past five, on a brilliant and perfectly cloudless morning.
make steady
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
Taugwalder
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From this reading The youngest Taugwalder fell to my share, and the lad marched well, proud to be on the expedition and happy to show his powers.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We started from Zermatt on the 13th of July at half-past five, on a brilliant and perfectly cloudless morning.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was considered a good omen, and little short of miraculous.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
touristnounUS /ˈtʊrəst/
someone who travels for pleasure
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was considered a good omen, and little short of miraculous.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We started from Zermatt on the 13th of July at half-past five, on a brilliant and perfectly cloudless morning.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The youngest Taugwalder fell to my share, and the lad marched well, proud to be on the expedition and happy to show his powers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were eight in number—Croz, old Peter and his two sons,[69] Lord Francis Douglas, Hadow, Hudson[70] and I. To ensure steady motion, one tourist and one native walked together.
wine-bags
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From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wine-bags also fell to my lot to carry, and throughout the day, after each drink, I replenished them secretly with water, so that at the next halt they were found fuller than before!
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The youngest Taugwalder fell to my share, and the lad marched well, proud to be on the expedition and happy to show his powers.
Zermatt
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From this reading We started from Zermatt on the 13th of July at half-past five, on a brilliant and perfectly cloudless morning.
