Chapter XVIII · The Matterhorn Catastrophe of 1563--Mr Whymper's

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

From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading There is much more profanity in America on Sunday than in all in the other six days of the week put together, and it is of a more bitter and malignant character than the week-day profanity, too.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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

From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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

From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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

From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading There is much more profanity in America on Sunday than in all in the other six days of the week put together, and it is of a more bitter and malignant character than the week-day profanity, too.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading There is much more profanity in America on Sunday than in all in the other six days of the week put together, and it is of a more bitter and malignant character than the week-day profanity, too.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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

From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading There is much more profanity in America on Sunday than in all in the other six days of the week put together, and it is of a more bitter and malignant character than the week-day profanity, too.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.

From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

extremely frightening or unpleasant

From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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

From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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

From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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

From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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

From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

a period of time or extent

From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading There is much more profanity in America on Sunday than in all in the other six days of the week put together, and it is of a more bitter and malignant character than the week-day profanity, too.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading There is much more profanity in America on Sunday than in all in the other six days of the week put together, and it is of a more bitter and malignant character than the week-day profanity, too.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

not any; not one

From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There is much more profanity in America on Sunday than in all in the other six days of the week put together, and it is of a more bitter and malignant character than the week-day profanity, too.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading There is much more profanity in America on Sunday than in all in the other six days of the week put together, and it is of a more bitter and malignant character than the week-day profanity, too.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading There is much more profanity in America on Sunday than in all in the other six days of the week put together, and it is of a more bitter and malignant character than the week-day profanity, too.

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From this reading There is much more profanity in America on Sunday than in all in the other six days of the week put together, and it is of a more bitter and malignant character than the week-day profanity, too.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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From this reading There is much more profanity in America on Sunday than in all in the other six days of the week put together, and it is of a more bitter and malignant character than the week-day profanity, too.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading There is much more profanity in America on Sunday than in all in the other six days of the week put together, and it is of a more bitter and malignant character than the week-day profanity, too.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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

From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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

From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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

From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading There is much more profanity in America on Sunday than in all in the other six days of the week put together, and it is of a more bitter and malignant character than the week-day profanity, too.

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From this reading There is much more profanity in America on Sunday than in all in the other six days of the week put together, and it is of a more bitter and malignant character than the week-day profanity, too.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

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From this reading There is much more profanity in America on Sunday than in all in the other six days of the week put together, and it is of a more bitter and malignant character than the week-day profanity, too.

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From this reading There is much more profanity in America on Sunday than in all in the other six days of the week put together, and it is of a more bitter and malignant character than the week-day profanity, too.

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

From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

during the time that

From this reading The church-bell began to ring at four-thirty in the morning, and from the length of time it continued to ring I judged that it takes the Swiss sinner a good while to get the invitation through his head.

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From this reading Narrative--Ascent of the Matterhorn--The Summit--The Matterhorn Conquered--The Descent Commenced--A Fearful Disaster--Death of Lord Douglas and Two Others--The Graves of the Two Marriage--Farmers as Heroes--Falling off a Farm--From St Nicholas to Visp--Dangerous Traveling--Children's Play--The Parson's Children--A Landlord's Daughter--A Rare Combination--Ch iIIon--Lost Sympathy--Mont Blanc and its Neighbors--Beauty of Soap Bubbles--A Wild Drive--The King of Drivers--Benefit of getting Drunk [The Fiendish Fun of Alp-climbing] We did not oversleep at St. Nicholas.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Still, it may have its right and its excuse to exist, for the community is poor and not every citizen can afford a clock, perhaps; but there cannot be any excuse for our church-bells at home, for there is no family in America without a clock, and consequently there is no fair pretext for the usual Sunday medley of dreadful sounds that issues from our steeples.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

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From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.

but in spite of that

From this reading Most church-bells in the world are of poor quality, and have a harsh and rasping sound which upsets the temper and produces much sin, but the St. Nicholas bell is a good deal the worst one that has been contrived yet, and is peculiarly maddening in its operation.