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Alps
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From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That had not struck me as I did my sprint, but now it did, and most forcibly.
any
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From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That had not struck me as I did my sprint, but now it did, and most forcibly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
buried
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From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That had not struck me as I did my sprint, but now it did, and most forcibly.
City
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From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The curious thing was that one could hear nothing either.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
curious
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From this reading The curious thing was that one could hear nothing either.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That had not struck me as I did my sprint, but now it did, and most forcibly.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The curious thing was that one could hear nothing either.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
expected
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From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
experienced
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From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
extensive
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From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
fact
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From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
fog
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From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
forcibly
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From this reading That had not struck me as I did my sprint, but now it did, and most forcibly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That had not struck me as I did my sprint, but now it did, and most forcibly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The curious thing was that one could hear nothing either.
heart
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From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
hour
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From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That had not struck me as I did my sprint, but now it did, and most forcibly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That had not struck me as I did my sprint, but now it did, and most forcibly.
like
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From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That had not struck me as I did my sprint, but now it did, and most forcibly.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
more
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From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
most
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From this reading That had not struck me as I did my sprint, but now it did, and most forcibly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That had not struck me as I did my sprint, but now it did, and most forcibly.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The place was never noisy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
noisy
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From this reading The place was never noisy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That had not struck me as I did my sprint, but now it did, and most forcibly.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The curious thing was that one could hear nothing either.
now
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From this reading That had not struck me as I did my sprint, but now it did, and most forcibly.
occupation
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From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The curious thing was that one could hear nothing either.
place
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From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
produce
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From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
realized
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From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
remembered
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From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
sound
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From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
sounds
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From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
sprint
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From this reading That had not struck me as I did my sprint, but now it did, and most forcibly.
sticky
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From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That had not struck me as I did my sprint, but now it did, and most forcibly.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The curious thing was that one could hear nothing either.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The curious thing was that one could hear nothing either.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
there
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From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
thicker
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From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The curious thing was that one could hear nothing either.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
very
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From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The curious thing was that one could hear nothing either.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course there was no sound of wind--had there been any wind we should not have been buried in the very heart of this fog--thicker and more sticky than anything I had ever experienced in the Alps themselves.
yesterday
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From this reading But there were no sounds of occupation such as an extensive place like the City might have been expected to produce at this hour, and in fact, as I realized, _did_ produce, when I remembered yesterday.
