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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 descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
all
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From this reading It is not subdued by all the roads and rails and scientific forces.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
any
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From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
area
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From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
away
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From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
basking
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From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
become
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From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is not subdued by all the roads and rails and scientific forces.
called
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From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
carriage
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From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
character
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From this reading These little mounds help to give Mount Washington its savage and implacable character.
cold
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From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
days
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From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
died
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From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
down
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From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
elemental
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From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
excursion
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From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
exhaustion
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From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
few
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From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
forces
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From this reading It is not subdued by all the roads and rails and scientific forces.
give
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From this reading These little mounds help to give Mount Washington its savage and implacable character.
Glen
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From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These little mounds help to give Mount Washington its savage and implacable character.
hour
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From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
House
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From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
implacable
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From this reading These little mounds help to give Mount Washington its savage and implacable character.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
inhospitable
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From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not subdued by all the roads and rails and scientific forces.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not subdued by all the roads and rails and scientific forces.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading These little mounds help to give Mount Washington its savage and implacable character.
liable
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From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
lie
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From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
light
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From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
mark
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From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
mist
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From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
mounds
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From this reading These little mounds help to give Mount Washington its savage and implacable character.
Mount
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From this reading These little mounds help to give Mount Washington its savage and implacable character.
much
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From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not subdued by all the roads and rails and scientific forces.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
passion
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From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
piles
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From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
pitiless
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From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
rails
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From this reading It is not subdued by all the roads and rails and scientific forces.
road
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From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
roads
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From this reading It is not subdued by all the roads and rails and scientific forces.
rods
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From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
savage
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From this reading These little mounds help to give Mount Washington its savage and implacable character.
scientific
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From this reading It is not subdued by all the roads and rails and scientific forces.
smiling
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From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
soon
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From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
spots
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From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
stones
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From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
subdued
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From this reading It is not subdued by all the roads and rails and scientific forces.
summit
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From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
sun
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From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
sunk
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From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These little mounds help to give Mount Washington its savage and implacable character.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
tourists
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From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
Washington
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From this reading These little mounds help to give Mount Washington its savage and implacable character.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
world
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From this reading A descent of a few rods took them into the world of light and sun, and they were soon beyond the little piles of stones which mark the spots where tourists have sunk down bewildered in the mist and died of exhaustion and cold.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Our party, who would have been much surprised if any one had called them an excursion, went away on foot down the carriage road to the Glen House.
year
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From this reading For days it may lie basking and smiling in the sun, but at any hour it is liable to become inhospitable and pitiless, and for a good part of the year the summit is the area of elemental passion.
