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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 [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a rest we followed down a path which had been made in the steep inner frontage of the moraine, and stepped upon the glacier itself.
all
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From this reading The road led sharply uphill, all the way, through grass and flowers and woods, and was a pleasant walk, barring the fatigue of the climb.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
ascended
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From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From the hotel we could view the huge glacier at very close range.
barring
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From this reading The road led sharply uphill, all the way, through grass and flowers and woods, and was a pleasant walk, barring the fatigue of the climb.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After a rest we followed down a path which had been made in the steep inner frontage of the moraine, and stepped upon the glacier itself.
borders
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From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
Bossons
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From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading One of the shows of the place was a tunnel-like cavern, which had been hewn in the glacier.
climb
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From this reading The road led sharply uphill, all the way, through grass and flowers and woods, and was a pleasant walk, barring the fatigue of the climb.
close
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From this reading From the hotel we could view the huge glacier at very close range.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From the hotel we could view the huge glacier at very close range.
des
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From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
down
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From this reading After a rest we followed down a path which had been made in the steep inner frontage of the moraine, and stepped upon the glacier itself.
fatigue
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From this reading The road led sharply uphill, all the way, through grass and flowers and woods, and was a pleasant walk, barring the fatigue of the climb.
flowers
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From this reading The road led sharply uphill, all the way, through grass and flowers and woods, and was a pleasant walk, barring the fatigue of the climb.
followed
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From this reading After a rest we followed down a path which had been made in the steep inner frontage of the moraine, and stepped upon the glacier itself.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the hotel we could view the huge glacier at very close range.
frontage
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From this reading After a rest we followed down a path which had been made in the steep inner frontage of the moraine, and stepped upon the glacier itself.
Glacier
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From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
grass
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From this reading The road led sharply uphill, all the way, through grass and flowers and woods, and was a pleasant walk, barring the fatigue of the climb.
guides
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From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After a rest we followed down a path which had been made in the steep inner frontage of the moraine, and stepped upon the glacier itself.
Harris
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From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
hewn
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From this reading One of the shows of the place was a tunnel-like cavern, which had been hewn in the glacier.
high
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From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
Hog
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From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
Hotel
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From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
huge
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From this reading From the hotel we could view the huge glacier at very close range.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After a rest we followed down a path which had been made in the steep inner frontage of the moraine, and stepped upon the glacier itself.
inner
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From this reading After a rest we followed down a path which had been made in the steep inner frontage of the moraine, and stepped upon the glacier itself.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading After a rest we followed down a path which had been made in the steep inner frontage of the moraine, and stepped upon the glacier itself.
led
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From this reading The road led sharply uphill, all the way, through grass and flowers and woods, and was a pleasant walk, barring the fatigue of the climb.
made
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From this reading After a rest we followed down a path which had been made in the steep inner frontage of the moraine, and stepped upon the glacier itself.
Meeting
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From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
moraine
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From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
Mr
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From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The road led sharply uphill, all the way, through grass and flowers and woods, and was a pleasant walk, barring the fatigue of the climb.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the shows of the place was a tunnel-like cavern, which had been hewn in the glacier.
path
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From this reading After a rest we followed down a path which had been made in the steep inner frontage of the moraine, and stepped upon the glacier itself.
perched
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From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
place
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From this reading One of the shows of the place was a tunnel-like cavern, which had been hewn in the glacier.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road led sharply uphill, all the way, through grass and flowers and woods, and was a pleasant walk, barring the fatigue of the climb.
porters
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From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
Precipice
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From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
Pyramides
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From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
range
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From this reading From the hotel we could view the huge glacier at very close range.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a rest we followed down a path which had been made in the steep inner frontage of the moraine, and stepped upon the glacier itself.
road
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From this reading The road led sharply uphill, all the way, through grass and flowers and woods, and was a pleasant walk, barring the fatigue of the climb.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The road led sharply uphill, all the way, through grass and flowers and woods, and was a pleasant walk, barring the fatigue of the climb.
shows
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From this reading One of the shows of the place was a tunnel-like cavern, which had been hewn in the glacier.
some
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From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
steep
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From this reading After a rest we followed down a path which had been made in the steep inner frontage of the moraine, and stepped upon the glacier itself.
stepped
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From this reading After a rest we followed down a path which had been made in the steep inner frontage of the moraine, and stepped upon the glacier itself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The road led sharply uphill, all the way, through grass and flowers and woods, and was a pleasant walk, barring the fatigue of the climb.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
tunnel-like
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From this reading One of the shows of the place was a tunnel-like cavern, which had been hewn in the glacier.
uphill
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From this reading The road led sharply uphill, all the way, through grass and flowers and woods, and was a pleasant walk, barring the fatigue of the climb.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After a rest we followed down a path which had been made in the steep inner frontage of the moraine, and stepped upon the glacier itself.
very
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From this reading From the hotel we could view the huge glacier at very close range.
view
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From this reading From the hotel we could view the huge glacier at very close range.
walk
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From this reading The road led sharply uphill, all the way, through grass and flowers and woods, and was a pleasant walk, barring the fatigue of the climb.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The road led sharply uphill, all the way, through grass and flowers and woods, and was a pleasant walk, barring the fatigue of the climb.
way
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From this reading The road led sharply uphill, all the way, through grass and flowers and woods, and was a pleasant walk, barring the fatigue of the climb.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading From the hotel we could view the huge glacier at very close range.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading [Meeting a Hog on a Precipice] Mr. Harris and I took some guides and porters and ascended to the Hotel des Pyramides, which is perched on the high moraine which borders the Glacier des Bossons.
woods
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From this reading The road led sharply uphill, all the way, through grass and flowers and woods, and was a pleasant walk, barring the fatigue of the climb.
