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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 I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
aware
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
bodies
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
Chamonix
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From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
day
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
eight
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
fastest
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From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
feet
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From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
four
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From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
glacial
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From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
Glacier
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From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
glaciers
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
go
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
Gorner
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From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have "read up" since.
hundred
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From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
ice
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
inch
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
inches
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is a glacier?
less
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
makes
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
movement
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From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
much
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
now
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From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
other
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
Piteous
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From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
rate
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
read
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From this reading I have "read up" since.
Relics
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From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
said
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
says
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From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I have "read up" since.
sixteen
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
slowest
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From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
speed
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
travel
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
travels
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From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
twelve
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
twenty
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
twenty-five
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From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
Unter-Aar
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
up
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From this reading I have "read up" since.
vast
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From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is a glacier?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading [Piteous Relics at Chamonix] I am not so ignorant about glacial movement, now, as I was when I took passage on the Gorner Glacier.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I am aware that these vast bodies of ice do not travel at the same rate of speed; while the Gorner Glacier makes less than an inch a day, the Unter-Aar Glacier makes as much as eight; and still other glaciers are said to go twelve, sixteen, and even twenty inches a day.
writer
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From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
year
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From this reading One writer says that the slowest glacier travels twenty-five feet a year, and the fastest four hundred.
