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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He slept among the rocks on the hillside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading In the gorge things earthly were invisible, because, from the earthly standpoint, it was far underground.
better
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
clambering
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
count
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From this reading He did not keep count, he says.
days
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
devil's
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not keep count, he says.
down
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
drifting
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
dyke
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
earthly
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From this reading In the gorge things earthly were invisible, because, from the earthly standpoint, it was far underground.
eight
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
endless
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
eyes
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From this reading Though once or twice he found eyes watching him, he had word with no living soul.
faces
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
far
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From this reading In the gorge things earthly were invisible, because, from the earthly standpoint, it was far underground.
firm
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
footsteps
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though once or twice he found eyes watching him, he had word with no living soul.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the gorge things earthly were invisible, because, from the earthly standpoint, it was far underground.
gorge
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From this reading In the gorge things earthly were invisible, because, from the earthly standpoint, it was far underground.
groping
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though once or twice he found eyes watching him, he had word with no living soul.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
heights
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
hillside
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From this reading He slept among the rocks on the hillside.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though once or twice he found eyes watching him, he had word with no living soul.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
invisible
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From this reading In the gorge things earthly were invisible, because, from the earthly standpoint, it was far underground.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the gorge things earthly were invisible, because, from the earthly standpoint, it was far underground.
keep
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From this reading He did not keep count, he says.
living
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From this reading Though once or twice he found eyes watching him, he had word with no living soul.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
new
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Though once or twice he found eyes watching him, he had word with no living soul.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not keep count, he says.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He slept among the rocks on the hillside.
once
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From this reading Though once or twice he found eyes watching him, he had word with no living soul.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
overtook
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
pitiless
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
Plattner
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
pursuing
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
regions
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
rocks
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From this reading He slept among the rocks on the hillside.
says
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From this reading He did not keep count, he says.
seven
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
slept
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From this reading He slept among the rocks on the hillside.
soul
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From this reading Though once or twice he found eyes watching him, he had word with no living soul.
spent
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
standpoint
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From this reading In the gorge things earthly were invisible, because, from the earthly standpoint, it was far underground.
states
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
summits
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
things
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From this reading In the gorge things earthly were invisible, because, from the earthly standpoint, it was far underground.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though once or twice he found eyes watching him, he had word with no living soul.
twice
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From this reading Though once or twice he found eyes watching him, he had word with no living soul.
underground
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From this reading In the gorge things earthly were invisible, because, from the earthly standpoint, it was far underground.
undeviating
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
up
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
wandering
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the gorge things earthly were invisible, because, from the earthly standpoint, it was far underground.
watching
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From this reading In pursuing the firm, undeviating footsteps that he never overtook, in groping into new regions of this endless devil’s dyke, in clambering up and down the pitiless heights, in wandering about the summits, and in watching the drifting faces, Plattner states that he spent the better part of seven or eight days.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the gorge things earthly were invisible, because, from the earthly standpoint, it was far underground.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though once or twice he found eyes watching him, he had word with no living soul.
word
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From this reading Though once or twice he found eyes watching him, he had word with no living soul.
