A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XX
[We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing. The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience. Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1. Distance--3 hours. 2.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.”
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From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
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From this reading Distance--3 hours.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.
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From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
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From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.
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From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
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From this reading Distance--3 hours.
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From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
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From this reading [We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
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From this reading [We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
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From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
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From this reading Distance--3 hours.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.
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From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
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From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
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From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
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From this reading [We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.
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From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading [We Travel by Glacier] A guide-book is a queer thing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
which person or people
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Baedeker makes these strange statements concerning this matter: 1.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The reader has just seen what a man who undertakes the great ascent from Zermatt to the Riffelberg Hotel must experience.
