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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 This was said to be a spectacle which the tourist ought by no means to miss.
abide
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From this reading I had made a tacit contract with myself; it was my duty to abide by it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This was said to be a spectacle which the tourist ought by no means to miss.
beautiful
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I was strongly tempted, but I could not go there with propriety, because one goes in a boat.
boat
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From this reading I was strongly tempted, but I could not go there with propriety, because one goes in a boat.
Brienz
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
Buggy
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was strongly tempted, but I could not go there with propriety, because one goes in a boat.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
call
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
cannot
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
Climb
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
contract
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From this reading I had made a tacit contract with myself; it was my duty to abide by it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I was strongly tempted, but I could not go there with propriety, because one goes in a boat.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading I had made a tacit contract with myself; it was my duty to abide by it.
Europe
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From this reading The task which I had set myself was to walk over Europe on foot, not skim over it in a boat.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
Fall
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
Far
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
fires
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The task which I had set myself was to walk over Europe on foot, not skim over it in a boat.
Giesbach
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
go
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From this reading I was strongly tempted, but I could not go there with propriety, because one goes in a boat.
goes
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From this reading I was strongly tempted, but I could not go there with propriety, because one goes in a boat.
gorgeous
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The task which I had set myself was to walk over Europe on foot, not skim over it in a boat.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
illuminated
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was strongly tempted, but I could not go there with propriety, because one goes in a boat.
Interlaken
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The task which I had set myself was to walk over Europe on foot, not skim over it in a boat.
just
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
lake
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
made
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From this reading I had made a tacit contract with myself; it was my duty to abide by it.
means
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From this reading This was said to be a spectacle which the tourist ought by no means to miss.
miss
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From this reading This was said to be a spectacle which the tourist ought by no means to miss.
moment
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had made a tacit contract with myself; it was my duty to abide by it.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The task which I had set myself was to walk over Europe on foot, not skim over it in a boat.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
near
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
night
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This was said to be a spectacle which the tourist ought by no means to miss.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was strongly tempted, but I could not go there with propriety, because one goes in a boat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was strongly tempted, but I could not go there with propriety, because one goes in a boat.
other
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading This was said to be a spectacle which the tourist ought by no means to miss.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The task which I had set myself was to walk over Europe on foot, not skim over it in a boat.
propriety
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From this reading I was strongly tempted, but I could not go there with propriety, because one goes in a boat.
said
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From this reading This was said to be a spectacle which the tourist ought by no means to miss.
set
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From this reading The task which I had set myself was to walk over Europe on foot, not skim over it in a boat.
side
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
skim
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From this reading The task which I had set myself was to walk over Europe on foot, not skim over it in a boat.
spectacle
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From this reading This was said to be a spectacle which the tourist ought by no means to miss.
strongly
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From this reading I was strongly tempted, but I could not go there with propriety, because one goes in a boat.
tacit
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From this reading I had made a tacit contract with myself; it was my duty to abide by it.
task
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From this reading The task which I had set myself was to walk over Europe on foot, not skim over it in a boat.
tempted
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From this reading I was strongly tempted, but I could not go there with propriety, because one goes in a boat.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
theatrical
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From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
there
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From this reading I was strongly tempted, but I could not go there with propriety, because one goes in a boat.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was said to be a spectacle which the tourist ought by no means to miss.
tourist
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From this reading This was said to be a spectacle which the tourist ought by no means to miss.
walk
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From this reading The task which I had set myself was to walk over Europe on foot, not skim over it in a boat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was said to be a spectacle which the tourist ought by no means to miss.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was said to be a spectacle which the tourist ought by no means to miss.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading [We Climb Far--by Buggy] The beautiful Giesbach Fall is near Interlaken, on the other side of the lake of Brienz, and is illuminated every night with those gorgeous theatrical fires whose name I cannot call just at this moment.
