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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 A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
almost
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From this reading A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
Alps
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From this reading A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then followed the appearance of drowsy domestics, the saddling of unwilling mules, and the loading of baggage.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
assembled
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From this reading A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
back-ground
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From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
baggage
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From this reading Then followed the appearance of drowsy domestics, the saddling of unwilling mules, and the loading of baggage.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The horn of Pierre Dumont was blowing beneath the windows of the inn of Martigny, with the peep of dawn.
bids
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From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
Blonay
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From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
blowing
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From this reading The horn of Pierre Dumont was blowing beneath the windows of the inn of Martigny, with the peep of dawn.
breeze
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From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
bury
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From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
caravan
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From this reading A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
castle
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From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
cavalcade
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From this reading A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
Chills
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From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
confused
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From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
dawn
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From this reading The horn of Pierre Dumont was blowing beneath the windows of the inn of Martigny, with the peep of dawn.
day
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From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
Deform
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From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
delightful
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From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
deserved
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From this reading A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
domestics
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From this reading Then followed the appearance of drowsy domestics, the saddling of unwilling mules, and the loading of baggage.
driving
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From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
drowsy
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From this reading Then followed the appearance of drowsy domestics, the saddling of unwilling mules, and the loading of baggage.
Dumont
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From this reading The horn of Pierre Dumont was blowing beneath the windows of the inn of Martigny, with the peep of dawn.
eve
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From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
few
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From this reading A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
followed
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From this reading Then followed the appearance of drowsy domestics, the saddling of unwilling mules, and the loading of baggage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
formed
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From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
horn
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From this reading The horn of Pierre Dumont was blowing beneath the windows of the inn of Martigny, with the peep of dawn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
inn
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From this reading The horn of Pierre Dumont was blowing beneath the windows of the inn of Martigny, with the peep of dawn.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
later
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From this reading A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
Leman
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From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
loading
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From this reading Then followed the appearance of drowsy domestics, the saddling of unwilling mules, and the loading of baggage.
Martigny
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From this reading The horn of Pierre Dumont was blowing beneath the windows of the inn of Martigny, with the peep of dawn.
minutes
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From this reading A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
misty
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From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
morn
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From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
motion
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From this reading A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
mountains
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From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
mules
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From this reading Then followed the appearance of drowsy domestics, the saddling of unwilling mules, and the loading of baggage.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
now
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From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The horn of Pierre Dumont was blowing beneath the windows of the inn of Martigny, with the peep of dawn.
oft
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From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
pale
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From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
peep
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From this reading The horn of Pierre Dumont was blowing beneath the windows of the inn of Martigny, with the peep of dawn.
picture
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From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
Pierre
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From this reading The horn of Pierre Dumont was blowing beneath the windows of the inn of Martigny, with the peep of dawn.
piles
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From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
resumes
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From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
Rhone
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From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
saddling
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From this reading Then followed the appearance of drowsy domestics, the saddling of unwilling mules, and the loading of baggage.
sheet
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From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
sleets
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From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
studied
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From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
summits
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From this reading A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
Then
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From this reading Then followed the appearance of drowsy domestics, the saddling of unwilling mules, and the loading of baggage.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
Thomson
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From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
travellers
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From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
trembling
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From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
unconfirmed
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From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
unwilling
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From this reading Then followed the appearance of drowsy domestics, the saddling of unwilling mules, and the loading of baggage.
valley
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From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The horn of Pierre Dumont was blowing beneath the windows of the inn of Martigny, with the peep of dawn.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The travellers now left the valley of the Rhone to bury themselves amid those piles of misty and confused mountains, which formed the back-ground of the picture they had studied from the castle of Blonay and the sheet of the Leman.
whole
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From this reading A few minutes later the little caravan was assembled, for the cavalcade almost deserved this name, and the whole were in motion for the summits of the Alps.
windows
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From this reading The horn of Pierre Dumont was blowing beneath the windows of the inn of Martigny, with the peep of dawn.
winter
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From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The horn of Pierre Dumont was blowing beneath the windows of the inn of Martigny, with the peep of dawn.
year
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From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
