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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 There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
advance
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The oak looked down to find out who it was that spoke, and then it looked up again without deigning a reply.
all
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From this reading "What if we should clothe the mountain?" said the juniper one day to the foreign oak, to which it stood nearer than all the others.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
autumn
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
bare
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
bottom
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From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
clefts
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From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
close
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
clothe
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From this reading "What if we should clothe the mountain?" said the juniper one day to the foreign oak, to which it stood nearer than all the others.
cold
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From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
day
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From this reading "What if we should clothe the mountain?" said the juniper one day to the foreign oak, to which it stood nearer than all the others.
deep
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From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
deigning
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From this reading The oak looked down to find out who it was that spoke, and then it looked up again without deigning a reply.
down
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From this reading The oak looked down to find out who it was that spoke, and then it looked up again without deigning a reply.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
felt
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From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
find
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From this reading The oak looked down to find out who it was that spoke, and then it looked up again without deigning a reply.
flowed
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From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
foam
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From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
forced
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From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
foreign
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From this reading "What if we should clothe the mountain?" said the juniper one day to the foreign oak, to which it stood nearer than all the others.
fresh-looking
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
full
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From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
gazing
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
gorge
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From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
group
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
heavily
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From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
high
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
hung
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From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "What if we should clothe the mountain?" said the juniper one day to the foreign oak, to which it stood nearer than all the others.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
juniper
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From this reading "What if we should clothe the mountain?" said the juniper one day to the foreign oak, to which it stood nearer than all the others.
large
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From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
latter
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The oak looked down to find out who it was that spoke, and then it looked up again without deigning a reply.
moisture
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
mountain
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From this reading "What if we should clothe the mountain?" said the juniper one day to the foreign oak, to which it stood nearer than all the others.
mountains
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From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
naked
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From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
near
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
nearer
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From this reading "What if we should clothe the mountain?" said the juniper one day to the foreign oak, to which it stood nearer than all the others.
north
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From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
oak
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From this reading "What if we should clothe the mountain?" said the juniper one day to the foreign oak, to which it stood nearer than all the others.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
onward
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
others
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From this reading "What if we should clothe the mountain?" said the juniper one day to the foreign oak, to which it stood nearer than all the others.
out
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From this reading The oak looked down to find out who it was that spoke, and then it looked up again without deigning a reply.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
reply
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From this reading The oak looked down to find out who it was that spoke, and then it looked up again without deigning a reply.
river
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From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
rocks
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From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
rough
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From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
rushed
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From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
said
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From this reading "What if we should clothe the mountain?" said the juniper one day to the foreign oak, to which it stood nearer than all the others.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "What if we should clothe the mountain?" said the juniper one day to the foreign oak, to which it stood nearer than all the others.
shrieked
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From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
side
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
sides
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
spoke
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From this reading The oak looked down to find out who it was that spoke, and then it looked up again without deigning a reply.
spring
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
sprinkled
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
steep
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
stony
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From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
stream
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From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "What if we should clothe the mountain?" said the juniper one day to the foreign oak, to which it stood nearer than all the others.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
then
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From this reading The oak looked down to find out who it was that spoke, and then it looked up again without deigning a reply.
There
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From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
trees
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
two
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From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
unable
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
up
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From this reading The oak looked down to find out who it was that spoke, and then it looked up again without deigning a reply.
upward
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
violently
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From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a deep gorge between two mountains; through this gorge a large, full stream flowed heavily over a rough and stony bottom.
way
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From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What if we should clothe the mountain?" said the juniper one day to the foreign oak, to which it stood nearer than all the others.
weight
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From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What if we should clothe the mountain?" said the juniper one day to the foreign oak, to which it stood nearer than all the others.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "What if we should clothe the mountain?" said the juniper one day to the foreign oak, to which it stood nearer than all the others.
white
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From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The oak looked down to find out who it was that spoke, and then it looked up again without deigning a reply.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The oak looked down to find out who it was that spoke, and then it looked up again without deigning a reply.
worked
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From this reading The river rushed along so violently that it worked itself into a white foam; the north wind had forced its way through the gorge and shrieked in the clefts of the rocks; the naked mountain, with its great weight, hung heavily over and felt cold.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Both sides were high and steep, and so one side was bare; but close to its foot, and so near the stream that the latter sprinkled it with moisture every spring and autumn, stood a group of fresh-looking trees, gazing upward and onward, yet unable to advance this way or that.
