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A Tramp Abroad
A Tramp Abroad

Chapter XI · The Rigi-Kulm--Its Ascent--Stripping for Business--A

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Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.
We were on foot most of the time.
One cannot describe those noble woods, nor the feeling with which they inspire him.
A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.
Those woods stretch unbroken over a vast region; and everywhere they are such dense woods, and so still, and so piney and fragrant.
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A Tramp Abroad

Chapter XI · The Rigi-Kulm--Its Ascent--Stripping for Business--A

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.
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We were on foot most of the time.
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One cannot describe those noble woods, nor the feeling with which they inspire him.
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A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.
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Those woods stretch unbroken over a vast region; and everywhere they are such dense woods, and so still, and so piney and fragrant.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.”

Another noun US /ˈanother/

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

From this reading “A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.”

Buoyant adjective US /ˈbɔɪənt/

able to float or rise easily in water

From this reading “A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.”

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

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

From this reading “One cannot describe those noble woods, nor the feeling with which they inspire him.”

Foot noun US /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We were on foot most of the time.”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One cannot describe those noble woods, nor the feeling with which they inspire him.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Those woods stretch unbroken over a vast region; and everywhere they are such dense woods, and so still, and so piney and fragrant.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Those woods stretch unbroken over a vast region; and everywhere they are such dense woods, and so still, and so piney and fragrant.”

Third noun US /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

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

From this reading “One cannot describe those noble woods, nor the feeling with which they inspire him.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We were on foot most of the time.”

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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 feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

affairs

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From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

Alpine

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

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

From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Those woods stretch unbroken over a vast region; and everywhere they are such dense woods, and so still, and so piney and fragrant.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

Baden-Baden

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

Black

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

boyish

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From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

buoyantadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪənt/

able to float or rise easily in water

From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

cannot

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From this reading One cannot describe those noble woods, nor the feeling with which they inspire him.

conspicuous

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From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

contentment

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From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

customary

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

deep

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From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

dense

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From this reading Those woods stretch unbroken over a vast region; and everywhere they are such dense woods, and so still, and so piney and fragrant.

describe

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From this reading One cannot describe those noble woods, nor the feeling with which they inspire him.

emancipation

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From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

English

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

entire

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From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

everywhere

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From this reading Those woods stretch unbroken over a vast region; and everywhere they are such dense woods, and so still, and so piney and fragrant.

feature

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From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

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

From this reading One cannot describe those noble woods, nor the feeling with which they inspire him.

Felsenthor

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

Fog

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

footnounUS /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We were on foot most of the time.

Forest

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

fragrant

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From this reading Those woods stretch unbroken over a vast region; and everywhere they are such dense woods, and so still, and so piney and fragrant.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

gladness

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From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading One cannot describe those noble woods, nor the feeling with which they inspire him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

Horn

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

Hotel

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

Ice

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

inspire

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From this reading One cannot describe those noble woods, nor the feeling with which they inspire him.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

Jodlers

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

Lad

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

Late

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

Lost

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

made

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

most

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From this reading We were on foot most of the time.

Mountain

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

Night

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

noble

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From this reading One cannot describe those noble woods, nor the feeling with which they inspire him.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading One cannot describe those noble woods, nor the feeling with which they inspire him.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We were on foot most of the time.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We were on foot most of the time.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One cannot describe those noble woods, nor the feeling with which they inspire him.

one's

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From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Those woods stretch unbroken over a vast region; and everywhere they are such dense woods, and so still, and so piney and fragrant.

piney

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From this reading Those woods stretch unbroken over a vast region; and everywhere they are such dense woods, and so still, and so piney and fragrant.

Railroad

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

region

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From this reading Those woods stretch unbroken over a vast region; and everywhere they are such dense woods, and so still, and so piney and fragrant.

remoteness

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From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

Rigi-Kulm

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

sense

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From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Those woods stretch unbroken over a vast region; and everywhere they are such dense woods, and so still, and so piney and fragrant.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Those woods stretch unbroken over a vast region; and everywhere they are such dense woods, and so still, and so piney and fragrant.

stretch

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From this reading Those woods stretch unbroken over a vast region; and everywhere they are such dense woods, and so still, and so piney and fragrant.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Those woods stretch unbroken over a vast region; and everywhere they are such dense woods, and so still, and so piney and fragrant.

Sunrise

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading One cannot describe those noble woods, nor the feeling with which they inspire him.

thirdnounUS /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

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

From this reading One cannot describe those noble woods, nor the feeling with which they inspire him.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We were on foot most of the time.

Too

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

Tourist

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

Treasures

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

trip

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

unbroken

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From this reading Those woods stretch unbroken over a vast region; and everywhere they are such dense woods, and so still, and so piney and fragrant.

up

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

vast

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From this reading Those woods stretch unbroken over a vast region; and everywhere they are such dense woods, and so still, and so piney and fragrant.

very

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From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

Villages

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

Water

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From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Mountain Lad--An English Tourist--Railroad up the Mountain--Villages and Mountain--The Jodlers--About Ice Water--The Felsenthor--Too Late--Lost in the Fog--The Rigi-Kulm Hotel--The Alpine Horn--Sunrise at Night [The Black Forest and Its Treasures] From Baden-Baden we made the customary trip into the Black Forest.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We were on foot most of the time.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading One cannot describe those noble woods, nor the feeling with which they inspire him.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading One cannot describe those noble woods, nor the feeling with which they inspire him.

woods

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From this reading One cannot describe those noble woods, nor the feeling with which they inspire him.

work-day

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From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.

world

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From this reading A feature of the feeling, however, is a deep sense of contentment; another feature of it is a buoyant, boyish gladness; and a third and very conspicuous feature of it is one's sense of the remoteness of the work-day world and his entire emancipation from it and its affairs.