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BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning. In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing. Barbara had been given the choice of a place to go to, and had chosen this. She wanted to see the mountain pastures, which they had known only under snow, in their early summer dress. Grafton did not want to travel about.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Grafton did not want to travel about.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Barbara had been given the choice of a place to go to, and had chosen this.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “She wanted to see the mountain pastures, which they had known only under snow, in their early summer dress.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Grafton did not want to travel about.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning.
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From this reading BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning.
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From this reading BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Barbara had been given the choice of a place to go to, and had chosen this.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
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From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
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From this reading Barbara had been given the choice of a place to go to, and had chosen this.
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From this reading Barbara had been given the choice of a place to go to, and had chosen this.
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From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
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From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Grafton did not want to travel about.
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From this reading She wanted to see the mountain pastures, which they had known only under snow, in their early summer dress.
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From this reading She wanted to see the mountain pastures, which they had known only under snow, in their early summer dress.
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From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
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From this reading BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning.
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From this reading BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning.
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From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
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From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
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From this reading Barbara had been given the choice of a place to go to, and had chosen this.
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From this reading Barbara had been given the choice of a place to go to, and had chosen this.
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From this reading Grafton did not want to travel about.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
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From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
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From this reading She wanted to see the mountain pastures, which they had known only under snow, in their early summer dress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wanted to see the mountain pastures, which they had known only under snow, in their early summer dress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Grafton did not want to travel about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Barbara had been given the choice of a place to go to, and had chosen this.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wanted to see the mountain pastures, which they had known only under snow, in their early summer dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wanted to see the mountain pastures, which they had known only under snow, in their early summer dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barbara had been given the choice of a place to go to, and had chosen this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wanted to see the mountain pastures, which they had known only under snow, in their early summer dress.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wanted to see the mountain pastures, which they had known only under snow, in their early summer dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wanted to see the mountain pastures, which they had known only under snow, in their early summer dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wanted to see the mountain pastures, which they had known only under snow, in their early summer dress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BARBARA Barbara and her father left Paris one evening and arrived at Montreux the next morning.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She wanted to see the mountain pastures, which they had known only under snow, in their early summer dress.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Barbara had been given the choice of a place to go to, and had chosen this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
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From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
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From this reading Grafton did not want to travel about.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She wanted to see the mountain pastures, which they had known only under snow, in their early summer dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grafton did not want to travel about.
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From this reading She wanted to see the mountain pastures, which they had known only under snow, in their early summer dress.
in or at the place that
From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She wanted to see the mountain pastures, which they had known only under snow, in their early summer dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the afternoon they climbed up by the electric train to Chateau d'Oex, where they had spent a happy fortnight five winters before, skating and ski-ing and lugeing.
