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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 THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
absolutely
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
abysses
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
accompanied
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
all
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From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
Baron
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From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
bound
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
castle
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
ceasing
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From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
Christina
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
concealed
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
cragsman
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From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
dame
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From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
departure
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From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
desire
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From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
destruction
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
drifts
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
explained
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From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
fall
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
falling
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From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
fearful
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
fell
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From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
felt
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
gladly
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
gracious
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From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
guest
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From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
guide
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From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
hamlet
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
hardiest
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From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Nay, sir, I would not utter what you would not make known.”
impassable
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
insured
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know me then?”
known
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From this reading “Nay, sir, I would not utter what you would not make known.”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nay, sir, I would not utter what you would not make known.”
masses
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You know me then?”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
morrow
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From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
mountain
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
natives
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
night
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From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
paying
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From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
perished
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
quit
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
remonstrate
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
said
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From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
shifting
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
sir
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From this reading “Nay, sir, I would not utter what you would not make known.”
smiling
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From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
snow
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From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
son
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From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
taking
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From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
then
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From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
Theurdank
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From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
unwary
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
utter
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From this reading “Nay, sir, I would not utter what you would not make known.”
venture
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From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
visit
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From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
wayfarer
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From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Nay, sir, I would not utter what you would not make known.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
WhitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Christina would gladly have been quit of him, but she felt bound to remonstrate, for their mountain was absolutely impassable during a fall of snow, above all when accompanied by wind, since the drifts concealed fearful abysses, and the shifting masses insured destruction to the unwary wayfarer; nay, natives themselves had perished between the hamlet and the castle.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself,” she said, “could venture on such a morning to guide you to—” “Whither, gracious dame?” asked Theurdank, half smiling.
young
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From this reading THE snow fell all night without ceasing, and was still falling on the morrow, when the guest explained his desire of paying a short visit to the young Baron, and then taking his departure.
