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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 ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
all
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
almost
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Saxon Erzgebirge must not be pictured as a chain of separate mountains, with peaks rising one behind the other and closing in the horizon.
assuming
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From this reading Hills and valleys lie mingled, assuming such long, wave-like forms that in some parts of the district it is difficult to fancy oneself in a mountain-land at all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hills and valleys lie mingled, assuming such long, wave-like forms that in some parts of the district it is difficult to fancy oneself in a mountain-land at all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The Saxon Erzgebirge must not be pictured as a chain of separate mountains, with peaks rising one behind the other and closing in the horizon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
capital
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
chain
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From this reading The Saxon Erzgebirge must not be pictured as a chain of separate mountains, with peaks rising one behind the other and closing in the horizon.
city
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
climate
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
closing
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From this reading The Saxon Erzgebirge must not be pictured as a chain of separate mountains, with peaks rising one behind the other and closing in the horizon.
confused
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From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
difficult
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From this reading Hills and valleys lie mingled, assuming such long, wave-like forms that in some parts of the district it is difficult to fancy oneself in a mountain-land at all.
distance
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From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
district
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From this reading Hills and valleys lie mingled, assuming such long, wave-like forms that in some parts of the district it is difficult to fancy oneself in a mountain-land at all.
Dresden
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
ERBISDORF
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From this reading THE MILLER'S WIFE OF ERBISDORF.
Erzgebirge
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From this reading The Saxon Erzgebirge must not be pictured as a chain of separate mountains, with peaks rising one behind the other and closing in the horizon.
fact
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
fancy
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From this reading Hills and valleys lie mingled, assuming such long, wave-like forms that in some parts of the district it is difficult to fancy oneself in a mountain-land at all.
far
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
five-and-twenty
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
form
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From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
forms
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From this reading Hills and valleys lie mingled, assuming such long, wave-like forms that in some parts of the district it is difficult to fancy oneself in a mountain-land at all.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
Freiberg
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
glimpse
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From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
hill
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
Hills
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From this reading Hills and valleys lie mingled, assuming such long, wave-like forms that in some parts of the district it is difficult to fancy oneself in a mountain-land at all.
horizon
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From this reading The Saxon Erzgebirge must not be pictured as a chain of separate mountains, with peaks rising one behind the other and closing in the horizon.
house-roofs
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From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
Immediately
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From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Saxon Erzgebirge must not be pictured as a chain of separate mountains, with peaks rising one behind the other and closing in the horizon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hills and valleys lie mingled, assuming such long, wave-like forms that in some parts of the district it is difficult to fancy oneself in a mountain-land at all.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
landscape
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From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
leads
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
lie
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From this reading Hills and valleys lie mingled, assuming such long, wave-like forms that in some parts of the district it is difficult to fancy oneself in a mountain-land at all.
lies
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hills and valleys lie mingled, assuming such long, wave-like forms that in some parts of the district it is difficult to fancy oneself in a mountain-land at all.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
miles
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
MILLER'S
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From this reading THE MILLER'S WIFE OF ERBISDORF.
mingled
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From this reading Hills and valleys lie mingled, assuming such long, wave-like forms that in some parts of the district it is difficult to fancy oneself in a mountain-land at all.
more
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
mountain
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
mountain-land
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From this reading Hills and valleys lie mingled, assuming such long, wave-like forms that in some parts of the district it is difficult to fancy oneself in a mountain-land at all.
mountains
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From this reading The Saxon Erzgebirge must not be pictured as a chain of separate mountains, with peaks rising one behind the other and closing in the horizon.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Saxon Erzgebirge must not be pictured as a chain of separate mountains, with peaks rising one behind the other and closing in the horizon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Saxon Erzgebirge must not be pictured as a chain of separate mountains, with peaks rising one behind the other and closing in the horizon.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MILLER'S WIFE OF ERBISDORF.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Saxon Erzgebirge must not be pictured as a chain of separate mountains, with peaks rising one behind the other and closing in the horizon.
oneself
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From this reading Hills and valleys lie mingled, assuming such long, wave-like forms that in some parts of the district it is difficult to fancy oneself in a mountain-land at all.
only
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
other
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From this reading The Saxon Erzgebirge must not be pictured as a chain of separate mountains, with peaks rising one behind the other and closing in the horizon.
parts
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From this reading Hills and valleys lie mingled, assuming such long, wave-like forms that in some parts of the district it is difficult to fancy oneself in a mountain-land at all.
peaks
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From this reading The Saxon Erzgebirge must not be pictured as a chain of separate mountains, with peaks rising one behind the other and closing in the horizon.
pictured
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From this reading The Saxon Erzgebirge must not be pictured as a chain of separate mountains, with peaks rising one behind the other and closing in the horizon.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
rising
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From this reading The Saxon Erzgebirge must not be pictured as a chain of separate mountains, with peaks rising one behind the other and closing in the horizon.
road
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
Saxon
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
seen
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From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
separate
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From this reading The Saxon Erzgebirge must not be pictured as a chain of separate mountains, with peaks rising one behind the other and closing in the horizon.
severe
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
slope
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From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
some
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From this reading Hills and valleys lie mingled, assuming such long, wave-like forms that in some parts of the district it is difficult to fancy oneself in a mountain-land at all.
south-west
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Hills and valleys lie mingled, assuming such long, wave-like forms that in some parts of the district it is difficult to fancy oneself in a mountain-land at all.
table-land
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From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
takes
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From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MILLER'S WIFE OF ERBISDORF.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
tops
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From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
towers
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From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
town
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From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
understood
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
up
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
upward
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From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
valleys
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From this reading Hills and valleys lie mingled, assuming such long, wave-like forms that in some parts of the district it is difficult to fancy oneself in a mountain-land at all.
wave-like
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From this reading Hills and valleys lie mingled, assuming such long, wave-like forms that in some parts of the district it is difficult to fancy oneself in a mountain-land at all.
way
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From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
wide
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From this reading Immediately around Freiberg the landscape takes the form of a wide table-land, which has an upward slope only on the south-west of the city, so that from a short distance but little is seen of the town save the tops of its towers and a confused glimpse of house-roofs.
WIFE
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From this reading THE MILLER'S WIFE OF ERBISDORF.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Saxon Erzgebirge must not be pictured as a chain of separate mountains, with peaks rising one behind the other and closing in the horizon.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The ancient and free mountain city of Freiberg lies only about five-and-twenty miles south-west of Dresden, yet has a far more severe climate than the Saxon capital--a fact that may be understood if we remember that the road which leads from Dresden to Freiberg is up hill almost all the way.
