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able
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From this reading "Ah," he sighed, "if I were only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get money on my letter of credit.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah," he sighed, "if I were only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get money on my letter of credit.
air
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From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
Alps
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From this reading "Ah," he sighed, "if I were only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get money on my letter of credit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grand, dark, and gloomy appeared the landscape around him.
appeared
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From this reading Grand, dark, and gloomy appeared the landscape around him.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Grand, dark, and gloomy appeared the landscape around him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ah," he sighed, "if I were only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get money on my letter of credit.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently it began to snow, and the wind blew keen and cold.
Blanc's
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From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
blew
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From this reading Presently it began to snow, and the wind blew keen and cold.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
clouds
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From this reading The pine-forests looked like little groups of moss on high rocks, whose summits were lost in clouds of mist.
cold
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From this reading Presently it began to snow, and the wind blew keen and cold.
credit
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From this reading "Ah," he sighed, "if I were only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get money on my letter of credit.
dark
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From this reading Grand, dark, and gloomy appeared the landscape around him.
enough
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From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
eyes
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From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
gently
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From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
get
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From this reading "Ah," he sighed, "if I were only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get money on my letter of credit.
gloomy
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From this reading Grand, dark, and gloomy appeared the landscape around him.
gold
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From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
Grand
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From this reading Grand, dark, and gloomy appeared the landscape around him.
groups
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From this reading The pine-forests looked like little groups of moss on high rocks, whose summits were lost in clouds of mist.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah," he sighed, "if I were only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get money on my letter of credit.
high
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From this reading The pine-forests looked like little groups of moss on high rocks, whose summits were lost in clouds of mist.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Grand, dark, and gloomy appeared the landscape around him.
How
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From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ah," he sighed, "if I were only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get money on my letter of credit.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The pine-forests looked like little groups of moss on high rocks, whose summits were lost in clouds of mist.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Presently it began to snow, and the wind blew keen and cold.
keen
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From this reading Presently it began to snow, and the wind blew keen and cold.
landscape
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From this reading Grand, dark, and gloomy appeared the landscape around him.
letter
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From this reading "Ah," he sighed, "if I were only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get money on my letter of credit.
like
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From this reading The pine-forests looked like little groups of moss on high rocks, whose summits were lost in clouds of mist.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pine-forests looked like little groups of moss on high rocks, whose summits were lost in clouds of mist.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pine-forests looked like little groups of moss on high rocks, whose summits were lost in clouds of mist.
lost
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From this reading The pine-forests looked like little groups of moss on high rocks, whose summits were lost in clouds of mist.
lovely
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From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
mist
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From this reading The pine-forests looked like little groups of moss on high rocks, whose summits were lost in clouds of mist.
money
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From this reading "Ah," he sighed, "if I were only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get money on my letter of credit.
Mont
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From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
moss
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From this reading The pine-forests looked like little groups of moss on high rocks, whose summits were lost in clouds of mist.
mountain
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From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
now
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From this reading "Ah," he sighed, "if I were only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get money on my letter of credit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pine-forests looked like little groups of moss on high rocks, whose summits were lost in clouds of mist.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The pine-forests looked like little groups of moss on high rocks, whose summits were lost in clouds of mist.
only
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From this reading "Ah," he sighed, "if I were only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get money on my letter of credit.
other
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From this reading "Ah," he sighed, "if I were only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get money on my letter of credit.
pine-forests
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From this reading The pine-forests looked like little groups of moss on high rocks, whose summits were lost in clouds of mist.
Presently
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From this reading Presently it began to snow, and the wind blew keen and cold.
rise
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From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
rocks
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From this reading The pine-forests looked like little groups of moss on high rocks, whose summits were lost in clouds of mist.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Ah," he sighed, "if I were only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get money on my letter of credit.
side
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From this reading "Ah," he sighed, "if I were only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get money on my letter of credit.
sighed
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From this reading "Ah," he sighed, "if I were only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get money on my letter of credit.
snow
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From this reading Presently it began to snow, and the wind blew keen and cold.
spare
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From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
summer
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From this reading "Ah," he sighed, "if I were only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get money on my letter of credit.
summits
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From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
sweet
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From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
Tis
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From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pine-forests looked like little groups of moss on high rocks, whose summits were lost in clouds of mist.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The pine-forests looked like little groups of moss on high rocks, whose summits were lost in clouds of mist.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently it began to snow, and the wind blew keen and cold.
wondering
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From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Ah," he sighed, "if I were only on the other side of the Alps now, it would be summer, and I should be able to get money on my letter of credit.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How lovely to my wondering eyes Mont Blanc's fair summits gently rise; 'Tis sweet to breathe the mountain air,-- If you have gold enough to spare."
