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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 Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Harris Climbs Mountains for Me] An hour's sail brought us to Lucerne again.
agent
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From this reading I called in my agent and instructed him to go without delay and make a careful examination of these noted places, on foot, and bring me back a written report of the result, for insertion in my book.
allow
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From this reading Of course that decided me at once to see them, for I never allow myself to do things by halves, or in a slurring, slipshod way.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading [Harris Climbs Mountains for Me] An hour's sail brought us to Lucerne again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of course that decided me at once to see them, for I never allow myself to do things by halves, or in a slurring, slipshod way.
back
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From this reading I called in my agent and instructed him to go without delay and make a careful examination of these noted places, on foot, and bring me back a written report of the result, for insertion in my book.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
bed
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From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
best
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From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
book
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bring
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broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading [Harris Climbs Mountains for Me] An hour's sail brought us to Lucerne again.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Of course that decided me at once to see them, for I never allow myself to do things by halves, or in a slurring, slipshod way.
called
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care
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From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
careful
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From this reading I called in my agent and instructed him to go without delay and make a careful examination of these noted places, on foot, and bring me back a written report of the result, for insertion in my book.
Climbs
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From this reading [Harris Climbs Mountains for Me] An hour's sail brought us to Lucerne again.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course that decided me at once to see them, for I never allow myself to do things by halves, or in a slurring, slipshod way.
days
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From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
decided
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From this reading Of course that decided me at once to see them, for I never allow myself to do things by halves, or in a slurring, slipshod way.
delay
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From this reading I called in my agent and instructed him to go without delay and make a careful examination of these noted places, on foot, and bring me back a written report of the result, for insertion in my book.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Of course that decided me at once to see them, for I never allow myself to do things by halves, or in a slurring, slipshod way.
etc
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From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
Europe
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From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
examination
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examined
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From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
fact
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From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
Finsteraarhorn
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From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [Harris Climbs Mountains for Me] An hour's sail brought us to Lucerne again.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
Furka
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From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
Glacier
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From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
go
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From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
guide-book
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From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
halves
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From this reading Of course that decided me at once to see them, for I never allow myself to do things by halves, or in a slurring, slipshod way.
Harris
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From this reading [Harris Climbs Mountains for Me] An hour's sail brought us to Lucerne again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I called in my agent and instructed him to go without delay and make a careful examination of these noted places, on foot, and bring me back a written report of the result, for insertion in my book.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
hour's
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From this reading [Harris Climbs Mountains for Me] An hour's sail brought us to Lucerne again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
immediately
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From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
important
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From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
insertion
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From this reading I called in my agent and instructed him to go without delay and make a careful examination of these noted places, on foot, and bring me back a written report of the result, for insertion in my book.
instructed
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From this reading I called in my agent and instructed him to go without delay and make a careful examination of these noted places, on foot, and bring me back a written report of the result, for insertion in my book.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
judged
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From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
knew
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From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
Lucerne
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From this reading [Harris Climbs Mountains for Me] An hour's sail brought us to Lucerne again.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
man
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From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
mapped
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From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Harris Climbs Mountains for Me] An hour's sail brought us to Lucerne again.
Mountains
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From this reading [Harris Climbs Mountains for Me] An hour's sail brought us to Lucerne again.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Of course that decided me at once to see them, for I never allow myself to do things by halves, or in a slurring, slipshod way.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course that decided me at once to see them, for I never allow myself to do things by halves, or in a slurring, slipshod way.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
noted
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From this reading I called in my agent and instructed him to go without delay and make a careful examination of these noted places, on foot, and bring me back a written report of the result, for insertion in my book.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
once
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From this reading Of course that decided me at once to see them, for I never allow myself to do things by halves, or in a slurring, slipshod way.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Of course that decided me at once to see them, for I never allow myself to do things by halves, or in a slurring, slipshod way.
out
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From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
Pass
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From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
pedestrian
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From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
perceived
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From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
places
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From this reading I called in my agent and instructed him to go without delay and make a careful examination of these noted places, on foot, and bring me back a written report of the result, for insertion in my book.
plans
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From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
report
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From this reading I called in my agent and instructed him to go without delay and make a careful examination of these noted places, on foot, and bring me back a written report of the result, for insertion in my book.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
result
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From this reading I called in my agent and instructed him to go without delay and make a careful examination of these noted places, on foot, and bring me back a written report of the result, for insertion in my book.
Rhone
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From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Harris Climbs Mountains for Me] An hour's sail brought us to Lucerne again.
see
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From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
several
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From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
slipshod
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From this reading Of course that decided me at once to see them, for I never allow myself to do things by halves, or in a slurring, slipshod way.
slurring
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From this reading Of course that decided me at once to see them, for I never allow myself to do things by halves, or in a slurring, slipshod way.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
things
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From this reading Of course that decided me at once to see them, for I never allow myself to do things by halves, or in a slurring, slipshod way.
ThinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Harris Climbs Mountains for Me] An hour's sail brought us to Lucerne again.
tour
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From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
undertakes
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From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Harris Climbs Mountains for Me] An hour's sail brought us to Lucerne again.
way
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From this reading Of course that decided me at once to see them, for I never allow myself to do things by halves, or in a slurring, slipshod way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
Wetterhorn
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From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I judged it best to go to bed and rest several days, for I knew that the man who undertakes to make the tour of Europe on foot must take care of himself.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Thinking over my plans, as mapped out, I perceived that they did not take in the Furka Pass, the Rhone Glacier, the Finsteraarhorn, the Wetterhorn, etc. I immediately examined the guide-book to see if these were important, and found they were; in fact, a pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them.
written
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From this reading I called in my agent and instructed him to go without delay and make a careful examination of these noted places, on foot, and bring me back a written report of the result, for insertion in my book.
