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A rogue's tragedy
A rogue's tragedy

Chapter VI

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There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.
There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.
The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.
The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.
This at least left the _auberge_ free of his presence, and Margot to the peaceful entertainment of her guests.
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A rogue's tragedy

Chapter VI

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.
Line 2
There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.
Line 3
The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.
Line 4
The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.
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This at least left the _auberge_ free of his presence, and Margot to the peaceful entertainment of her guests.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Amongst preposition US /əˈmʌŋst/

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading “There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.”

Continued noun US /ˈcontinued/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.”

Descended noun US /ˈdescended/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.”

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.”

Faithful noun US /ˈfaithful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.”

Foot noun US /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.”

Free adjective US /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading “This at least left the _auberge_ free of his presence, and Margot to the peaceful entertainment of her guests.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.”

Least noun US /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This at least left the _auberge_ free of his presence, and Margot to the peaceful entertainment of her guests.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This at least left the _auberge_ free of his presence, and Margot to the peaceful entertainment of her guests.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.”

Responsible adjective US /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/

having a duty to protect or manage something

From this reading “There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.”

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1783

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From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

all

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From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

auberge

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From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

aubergiste

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From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

benefit

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From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

buttresses

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From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

came

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From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

compromise

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From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

cross

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

daughter

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From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

days

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

descendednounUS /ˈdescended/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

desired

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

discredited

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From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

drunken

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From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

enjoy

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From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

entertainment

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From this reading This at least left the _auberge_ free of his presence, and Margot to the peaceful entertainment of her guests.

eyes

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From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

father

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From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

feet

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

fellow

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

footnounUS /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

freeadjectiveUS /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading This at least left the _auberge_ free of his presence, and Margot to the peaceful entertainment of her guests.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

girl

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From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

glacier

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

green

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From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

guests

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From this reading This at least left the _auberge_ free of his presence, and Margot to the peaceful entertainment of her guests.

guide

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From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

heart

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From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading This at least left the _auberge_ free of his presence, and Margot to the peaceful entertainment of her guests.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

inn

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

kept

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From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

latter

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From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

leastnounUS /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This at least left the _auberge_ free of his presence, and Margot to the peaceful entertainment of her guests.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This at least left the _auberge_ free of his presence, and Margot to the peaceful entertainment of her guests.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

lived

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From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

many

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From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

Margot

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From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

months

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From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

Montverd

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From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

moraine

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

mostly

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

mountains

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From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

Nicholas

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From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

oasis

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From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

path

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

peaceful

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From this reading This at least left the _auberge_ free of his presence, and Margot to the peaceful entertainment of her guests.

planted

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From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

presence

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From this reading This at least left the _auberge_ free of his presence, and Margot to the peaceful entertainment of her guests.

profession

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From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/

having a duty to protect or manage something

From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

scamp

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From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

self-evident

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From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

sensible

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From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

shed

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

slouching

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

soaking

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

socks

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

spent

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

steep

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

store

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

stupendous

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From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

summer

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From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

Target

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From this reading There, in a green oasis, planted amongst the stupendous buttresses of the mountains, lived Nicholas Target and his daughter Margot, the latter a good sensible girl and the responsible _aubergiste_.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

There

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From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This at least left the _auberge_ free of his presence, and Margot to the peaceful entertainment of her guests.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

tiny

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

view

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From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading There was a little _auberge_ on the Montverd, kept open during the summer months for the benefit of those (not many in 1783) who came to enjoy the view.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

Winds

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The father was a drunken scamp, a guide by profession, but long discredited as such in the eyes of all but his daughter, whose faithful heart continued to make its compromise with the self-evident.

woollen

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From this reading The fellow spent his days, of slouching and soaking, mostly at the foot of the steep path which descended from the inn to the moraine of the Winds, where, in a tiny shed, he kept a store of woollen socks for the feet of those who desired to cross the glacier.