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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 A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
ACQUAINTANCE
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
arrived
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From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
big
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
boulders
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
bright
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
burst
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From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
centre
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From this reading Moreover, what was more important just then to the footsore travellers, a hospitable _wirthshaus_ or village inn occupied a place of honour on the small green in the centre.
certain
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From this reading It was cheerful though homely, and clean in a certain rough countrified way; and it faced due south, toward the sun and the snow-fields.
cheerful
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From this reading It was cheerful though homely, and clean in a certain rough countrified way; and it faced due south, toward the sun and the snow-fields.
church
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
clean
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From this reading It was cheerful though homely, and clean in a certain rough countrified way; and it faced due south, toward the sun and the snow-fields.
comely
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
composed
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
countrified
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From this reading It was cheerful though homely, and clean in a certain rough countrified way; and it faced due south, toward the sun and the snow-fields.
country
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
disclosed
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From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
due
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From this reading It was cheerful though homely, and clean in a certain rough countrified way; and it faced due south, toward the sun and the snow-fields.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
eyes
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From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
faced
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From this reading It was cheerful though homely, and clean in a certain rough countrified way; and it faced due south, toward the sun and the snow-fields.
farm-houses
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
fashion
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
fatigues
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From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
Florian
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
footsore
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From this reading Moreover, what was more important just then to the footsore travellers, a hospitable _wirthshaus_ or village inn occupied a place of honour on the small green in the centre.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
forget
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From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
FRESH
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
glorious
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From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
green
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
headquarters
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
high
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
hill
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
homely
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From this reading It was cheerful though homely, and clean in a certain rough countrified way; and it faced due south, toward the sun and the snow-fields.
honour
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From this reading Moreover, what was more important just then to the footsore travellers, a hospitable _wirthshaus_ or village inn occupied a place of honour on the small green in the centre.
hospitable
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From this reading Moreover, what was more important just then to the footsore travellers, a hospitable _wirthshaus_ or village inn occupied a place of honour on the small green in the centre.
immediate
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
important
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From this reading Moreover, what was more important just then to the footsore travellers, a hospitable _wirthshaus_ or village inn occupied a place of honour on the small green in the centre.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
inn
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From this reading Moreover, what was more important just then to the footsore travellers, a hospitable _wirthshaus_ or village inn occupied a place of honour on the small green in the centre.
intuition
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
just
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From this reading Moreover, what was more important just then to the footsore travellers, a hospitable _wirthshaus_ or village inn occupied a place of honour on the small green in the centre.
keep
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
made
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From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
more
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From this reading Moreover, what was more important just then to the footsore travellers, a hospitable _wirthshaus_ or village inn occupied a place of honour on the small green in the centre.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, what was more important just then to the footsore travellers, a hospitable _wirthshaus_ or village inn occupied a place of honour on the small green in the centre.
occupied
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From this reading Moreover, what was more important just then to the footsore travellers, a hospitable _wirthshaus_ or village inn occupied a place of honour on the small green in the centre.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
old
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
once
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From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Moreover, what was more important just then to the footsore travellers, a hospitable _wirthshaus_ or village inn occupied a place of honour on the small green in the centre.
panorama
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From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
piled
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
place
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
prettily
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
pull
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
pure
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
quaint
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
reach
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From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
roofs
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
rough
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From this reading It was cheerful though homely, and clean in a certain rough countrified way; and it faced due south, toward the sun and the snow-fields.
selected
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
shingled
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
slates
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
small
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From this reading Moreover, what was more important just then to the footsore travellers, a hospitable _wirthshaus_ or village inn occupied a place of honour on the small green in the centre.
snow-fields
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From this reading It was cheerful though homely, and clean in a certain rough countrified way; and it faced due south, toward the sun and the snow-fields.
south
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From this reading It was cheerful though homely, and clean in a certain rough countrified way; and it faced due south, toward the sun and the snow-fields.
spire
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
steep
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
sun
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From this reading It was cheerful though homely, and clean in a certain rough countrified way; and it faced due south, toward the sun and the snow-fields.
tall
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
tapering
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
then
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From this reading Moreover, what was more important just then to the footsore travellers, a hospitable _wirthshaus_ or village inn occupied a place of honour on the small green in the centre.
there
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From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was cheerful though homely, and clean in a certain rough countrified way; and it faced due south, toward the sun and the snow-fields.
tiled
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
tiny
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From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It was cheerful though homely, and clean in a certain rough countrified way; and it faced due south, toward the sun and the snow-fields.
tramp
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From this reading But once they had arrived there the glorious panorama which disclosed itself in one burst to their enchanted eyes made them forget the fatigues of their long tramp to reach it.
travellers
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From this reading Moreover, what was more important just then to the footsore travellers, a hospitable _wirthshaus_ or village inn occupied a place of honour on the small green in the centre.
up
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
village
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From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
way
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From this reading It was cheerful though homely, and clean in a certain rough countrified way; and it faced due south, toward the sun and the snow-fields.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Moreover, what was more important just then to the footsore travellers, a hospitable _wirthshaus_ or village inn occupied a place of honour on the small green in the centre.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A FRESH ACQUAINTANCE It was a steep pull up to the little village on the hill, which Florian had selected by pure intuition for their immediate headquarters.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
wirthshaus
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From this reading Moreover, what was more important just then to the footsore travellers, a hospitable _wirthshaus_ or village inn occupied a place of honour on the small green in the centre.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The village was a tiny one, but comely and prosperous; composed of great farm-houses with big boulders piled high on their shingled roofs to keep them in place, and a quaint old church, whose tall and tapering spire was prettily tiled with bright green slates, after the country fashion.
