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When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss. What to do next? Rousing herself, Loseis said wearily: “Jimmy, you must fix up the counter in the store. Fix it with split poles until we can make some plank. Mary-Lou, fetch a hatchet and come with me.”
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mary-Lou, fetch a hatchet and come with me.””
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Rousing herself, Loseis said wearily: “Jimmy, you must fix up the counter in the store.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fix it with split poles until we can make some plank.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Rousing herself, Loseis said wearily: “Jimmy, you must fix up the counter in the store.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What to do next?”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Fix it with split poles until we can make some plank.”
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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 When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Fix it with split poles until we can make some plank.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary-Lou, fetch a hatchet and come with me.”
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From this reading Rousing herself, Loseis said wearily: “Jimmy, you must fix up the counter in the store.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What to do next?
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From this reading Mary-Lou, fetch a hatchet and come with me.”
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From this reading Rousing herself, Loseis said wearily: “Jimmy, you must fix up the counter in the store.
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From this reading Mary-Lou, fetch a hatchet and come with me.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Rousing herself, Loseis said wearily: “Jimmy, you must fix up the counter in the store.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rousing herself, Loseis said wearily: “Jimmy, you must fix up the counter in the store.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fix it with split poles until we can make some plank.
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From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
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From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
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From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fix it with split poles until we can make some plank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mary-Lou, fetch a hatchet and come with me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Rousing herself, Loseis said wearily: “Jimmy, you must fix up the counter in the store.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What to do next?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
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From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
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From this reading Fix it with split poles until we can make some plank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fix it with split poles until we can make some plank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rousing herself, Loseis said wearily: “Jimmy, you must fix up the counter in the store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rousing herself, Loseis said wearily: “Jimmy, you must fix up the counter in the store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fix it with split poles until we can make some plank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fix it with split poles until we can make some plank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rousing herself, Loseis said wearily: “Jimmy, you must fix up the counter in the store.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
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From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What to do next?
up to a particular time
From this reading Fix it with split poles until we can make some plank.
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From this reading Rousing herself, Loseis said wearily: “Jimmy, you must fix up the counter in the store.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Fix it with split poles until we can make some plank.
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From this reading Rousing herself, Loseis said wearily: “Jimmy, you must fix up the counter in the store.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What to do next?
at the time that
From this reading When the three mourners landed again on their own side of the river, Jimmy and Mary-Lou looked at Loseis at a loss.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fix it with split poles until we can make some plank.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Rousing herself, Loseis said wearily: “Jimmy, you must fix up the counter in the store.
