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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Ah
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From this reading Ah--it is good!
air
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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away
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beards
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beeches
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belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
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Belvedere
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Bernese
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clear
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clinging
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cloak
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cold
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corner
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crystal
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day
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Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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eternal
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fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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firs
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frown
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goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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grey
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grey-blue
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Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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heads
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hoary-headed
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howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ah--it is good!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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Kaltbad
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lake
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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like
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looking
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marble
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Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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mountains
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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Oberland
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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pines
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pure
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reminder
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Rigi
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seen
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shadows
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snow
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so is the air up there.
some
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spring
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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there
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tints
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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ultra-marine
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unbroken
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undulates
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up
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vast
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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white
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whiteness
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world
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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youth
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