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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 He hesitated a moment, then said: “Speak.”
adventures
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From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
almost
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From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I answered, with perfect calmness: “I will ascend the Riffelberg.”
ascend
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From this reading I answered, with perfect calmness: “I will ascend the Riffelberg.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Something in my tone struck him: and when he glanced at my eye and read what was written there, his face paled perceptibly.
authors
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From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
calmness
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From this reading I answered, with perfect calmness: “I will ascend the Riffelberg.”
Column
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From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
eye
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From this reading Something in my tone struck him: and when he glanced at my eye and read what was written there, his face paled perceptibly.
face
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From this reading Something in my tone struck him: and when he glanced at my eye and read what was written there, his face paled perceptibly.
finished
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From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
following
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From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
glanced
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From this reading Something in my tone struck him: and when he glanced at my eye and read what was written there, his face paled perceptibly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
Harris
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From this reading I sat silent some time, then turned to Harris and said: “My mind is made up.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Something in my tone struck him: and when he glanced at my eye and read what was written there, his face paled perceptibly.
hesitated
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From this reading He hesitated a moment, then said: “Speak.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Something in my tone struck him: and when he glanced at my eye and read what was written there, his face paled perceptibly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Something in my tone struck him: and when he glanced at my eye and read what was written there, his face paled perceptibly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
Imposing
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From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something in my tone struck him: and when he glanced at my eye and read what was written there, his face paled perceptibly.
incredible
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From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
intoxicated
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From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I sat silent some time, then turned to Harris and said: “My mind is made up.”
longer
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From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
made
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From this reading I sat silent some time, then turned to Harris and said: “My mind is made up.”
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat silent some time, then turned to Harris and said: “My mind is made up.”
moment
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From this reading He hesitated a moment, then said: “Speak.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
paled
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From this reading Something in my tone struck him: and when he glanced at my eye and read what was written there, his face paled perceptibly.
perceptibly
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From this reading Something in my tone struck him: and when he glanced at my eye and read what was written there, his face paled perceptibly.
perfect
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From this reading I answered, with perfect calmness: “I will ascend the Riffelberg.”
perils
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From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
read
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From this reading Something in my tone struck him: and when he glanced at my eye and read what was written there, his face paled perceptibly.
readings
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From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
Riffelberg
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From this reading I answered, with perfect calmness: “I will ascend the Riffelberg.”
said
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From this reading I sat silent some time, then turned to Harris and said: “My mind is made up.”
sat
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From this reading I sat silent some time, then turned to Harris and said: “My mind is made up.”
sharing
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From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
silent
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From this reading I sat silent some time, then turned to Harris and said: “My mind is made up.”
some
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From this reading I sat silent some time, then turned to Harris and said: “My mind is made up.”
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something in my tone struck him: and when he glanced at my eye and read what was written there, his face paled perceptibly.
Speak
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From this reading He hesitated a moment, then said: “Speak.”
Starts
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From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something in my tone struck him: and when he glanced at my eye and read what was written there, his face paled perceptibly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
then
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From this reading I sat silent some time, then turned to Harris and said: “My mind is made up.”
there
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From this reading Something in my tone struck him: and when he glanced at my eye and read what was written there, his face paled perceptibly.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat silent some time, then turned to Harris and said: “My mind is made up.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I sat silent some time, then turned to Harris and said: “My mind is made up.”
tone
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From this reading Something in my tone struck him: and when he glanced at my eye and read what was written there, his face paled perceptibly.
tranced
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From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
triumphs
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From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
turned
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From this reading I sat silent some time, then turned to Harris and said: “My mind is made up.”
up
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From this reading I sat silent some time, then turned to Harris and said: “My mind is made up.”
uplifted
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From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
Upward
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From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Something in my tone struck him: and when he glanced at my eye and read what was written there, his face paled perceptibly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Something in my tone struck him: and when he glanced at my eye and read what was written there, his face paled perceptibly.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I answered, with perfect calmness: “I will ascend the Riffelberg.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Our Imposing Column Starts Upward] After I had finished my readings, I was no longer myself; I was tranced, uplifted, intoxicated, by the almost incredible perils and adventures I had been following my authors through, and the triumphs I had been sharing with them.
written
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From this reading Something in my tone struck him: and when he glanced at my eye and read what was written there, his face paled perceptibly.
