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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 There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
Any
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From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
arduous
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From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The weather was not the only thing that troubled Vane as he stumbled on through the mist.
ascended
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From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
banks
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
chasms
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
cities
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From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
close
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From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
coming
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From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
crags
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
dangerouslyadverbUS /ˈdeɪn.dʒər.əs.li/
In a way that involves danger or risk.
From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
decided
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From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
difficulty
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From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
down
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From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
gone
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From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
growing
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The weather was not the only thing that troubled Vane as he stumbled on through the mist.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
hour's
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From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
interspersed
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
laid
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
lay
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
lightly
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
looking
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From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
minute
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From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
mist
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From this reading The weather was not the only thing that troubled Vane as he stumbled on through the mist.
mountain
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From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
much
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From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The weather was not the only thing that troubled Vane as he stumbled on through the mist.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The weather was not the only thing that troubled Vane as he stumbled on through the mist.
only
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From this reading The weather was not the only thing that troubled Vane as he stumbled on through the mist.
opposite
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From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
out-cropping
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
pierced
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
radiating
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
rested
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
rift
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From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
rocks
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
route
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
scramble
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From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
sharp-pointed
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
side
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From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
slippery
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
slope
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
steep
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
stones
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
STORM-STAYED
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From this reading STORM-STAYED.
stumbled
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From this reading The weather was not the only thing that troubled Vane as he stumbled on through the mist.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The weather was not the only thing that troubled Vane as he stumbled on through the mist.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weather was not the only thing that troubled Vane as he stumbled on through the mist.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
There
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather was not the only thing that troubled Vane as he stumbled on through the mist.
three
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From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The weather was not the only thing that troubled Vane as he stumbled on through the mist.
top
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From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
tourist
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From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
troubled
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From this reading The weather was not the only thing that troubled Vane as he stumbled on through the mist.
unathletic
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From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
up
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From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After half an hour's arduous scramble, he decided that they must be close upon the top of the last rift, and stood still for a minute looking about him.
Vane
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From this reading The weather was not the only thing that troubled Vane as he stumbled on through the mist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather was not the only thing that troubled Vane as he stumbled on through the mist.
way
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From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
weather
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From this reading The weather was not the only thing that troubled Vane as he stumbled on through the mist.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There, their route laid across banks of sharp-pointed stones that rested lightly on the steep slope, interspersed with out-cropping rocks which were growing dangerously slippery; and a wilderness of crags pierced by three great radiating chasms lay beneath.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Any unathletic tourist from the cities could have gone up without much difficulty by the way they had ascended, but it was different coming down on the opposite side of the mountain.
