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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 MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
all
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From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
always
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From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
blind
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From this reading Bob Evers, no doubt, would have turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to them.
Bob
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From this reading Bob Evers, no doubt, would have turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to them.
Bob's
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From this reading I had not Bob's fine natural regardlessness, for all my seniority and presumably superior knowledge of the world.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
christenednounUS /ˈchristened/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
climbed
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From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I myself could pretend to do so, but pretence was evidently one of my strong points.
Cricket-ground
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From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
crowded
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From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
deaf
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From this reading Bob Evers, no doubt, would have turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to them.
divers
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From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I myself could pretend to do so, but pretence was evidently one of my strong points.
doubt
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From this reading Bob Evers, no doubt, would have turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to them.
ear
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From this reading Bob Evers, no doubt, would have turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to them.
emeraldnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
enjoined
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From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
Evers
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From this reading Bob Evers, no doubt, would have turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to them.
evidently
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From this reading I myself could pretend to do so, but pretence was evidently one of my strong points.
eye
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From this reading Bob Evers, no doubt, would have turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to them.
farther
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From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
file
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From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had not Bob's fine natural regardlessness, for all my seniority and presumably superior knowledge of the world.
followed
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From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
footpath
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From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had not Bob's fine natural regardlessness, for all my seniority and presumably superior knowledge of the world.
full
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From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
glacier
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From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bob Evers, no doubt, would have turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to them.
hillside
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From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
hotel
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From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
humourist
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From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
irritated
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From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
knowledge
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From this reading I had not Bob's fine natural regardlessness, for all my seniority and presumably superior knowledge of the world.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
looks
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From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
MARKED
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From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I myself could pretend to do so, but pretence was evidently one of my strong points.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I myself could pretend to do so, but pretence was evidently one of my strong points.
natural
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From this reading I had not Bob's fine natural regardlessness, for all my seniority and presumably superior knowledge of the world.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Bob Evers, no doubt, would have turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not Bob's fine natural regardlessness, for all my seniority and presumably superior knowledge of the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I myself could pretend to do so, but pretence was evidently one of my strong points.
overlooking
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From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
patch
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From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
points
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From this reading I myself could pretend to do so, but pretence was evidently one of my strong points.
presumably
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From this reading I had not Bob's fine natural regardlessness, for all my seniority and presumably superior knowledge of the world.
pretence
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From this reading I myself could pretend to do so, but pretence was evidently one of my strong points.
pretend
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From this reading I myself could pretend to do so, but pretence was evidently one of my strong points.
regardlessness
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From this reading I had not Bob's fine natural regardlessness, for all my seniority and presumably superior knowledge of the world.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
Riffelberg
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From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
seated
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From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
seats
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From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
seniority
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From this reading I had not Bob's fine natural regardlessness, for all my seniority and presumably superior knowledge of the world.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
single
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From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I myself could pretend to do so, but pretence was evidently one of my strong points.
some
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From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
strong
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From this reading I myself could pretend to do so, but pretence was evidently one of my strong points.
superior
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From this reading I had not Bob's fine natural regardlessness, for all my seniority and presumably superior knowledge of the world.
terrace
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From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Bob Evers, no doubt, would have turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bob Evers, no doubt, would have turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to them.
traversed
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From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
turned
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From this reading Bob Evers, no doubt, would have turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to them.
view
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From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
way
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From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
whisperings
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From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
wise
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From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
WOMAN
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From this reading A MARKED WOMAN We had come farther than was wise without a rest, but all the seats on the way were in full view of the hotel, and I had been irritated by divers looks and whisperings as we traversed the always crowded terrace.
world
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From this reading I had not Bob's fine natural regardlessness, for all my seniority and presumably superior knowledge of the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Bob Evers, no doubt, would have turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to them.
zigzags
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From this reading So we had climbed the zigzags to the right of the Riffelberg and followed the footpath overlooking the glacier, in the silence enjoined by single file, but at last we were seated on the hillside, a trifle beyond that emerald patch which some humourist has christened the Cricket-ground.
