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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 "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
abdomen
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
actively
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From this reading The "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
adult
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From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
any
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From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
April
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
bark
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From this reading Retiring beneath the loose-fitting bark of hickory or maple trees, a number of the smaller tube-weaving spiders construct about themselves a protecting web of many layers of the finest silk.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
black
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
chunks
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
cold
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
common
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
construct
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From this reading Retiring beneath the loose-fitting bark of hickory or maple trees, a number of the smaller tube-weaving spiders construct about themselves a protecting web of many layers of the finest silk.
day
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
eight
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
fellow
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
finest
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From this reading Retiring beneath the loose-fitting bark of hickory or maple trees, a number of the smaller tube-weaving spiders construct about themselves a protecting web of many layers of the finest silk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
form
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
four
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From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
frozen
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
green
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
group
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
healthy
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
hickory
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From this reading Retiring beneath the loose-fitting bark of hickory or maple trees, a number of the smaller tube-weaving spiders construct about themselves a protecting web of many layers of the finest silk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
hundred
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From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
insects
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From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
jaws
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
kinds
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From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
knows
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From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
larger
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
layers
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From this reading Retiring beneath the loose-fitting bark of hickory or maple trees, a number of the smaller tube-weaving spiders construct about themselves a protecting web of many layers of the finest silk.
lie
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
logs
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
loose-fitting
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From this reading Retiring beneath the loose-fitting bark of hickory or maple trees, a number of the smaller tube-weaving spiders construct about themselves a protecting web of many layers of the finest silk.
many
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From this reading Retiring beneath the loose-fitting bark of hickory or maple trees, a number of the smaller tube-weaving spiders construct about themselves a protecting web of many layers of the finest silk.
maple
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From this reading Retiring beneath the loose-fitting bark of hickory or maple trees, a number of the smaller tube-weaving spiders construct about themselves a protecting web of many layers of the finest silk.
mature
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
mid-winter
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
most
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
motionless
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
Northern
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From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
November
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
number
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From this reading Retiring beneath the loose-fitting bark of hickory or maple trees, a number of the smaller tube-weaving spiders construct about themselves a protecting web of many layers of the finest silk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
often
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
orange
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
out
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
pounce
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From this reading The "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
prey
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From this reading The "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
protecting
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From this reading Retiring beneath the loose-fitting bark of hickory or maple trees, a number of the smaller tube-weaving spiders construct about themselves a protecting web of many layers of the finest silk.
Retiring
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From this reading Retiring beneath the loose-fitting bark of hickory or maple trees, a number of the smaller tube-weaving spiders construct about themselves a protecting web of many layers of the finest silk.
retreat
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
rises
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
run
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From this reading The "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
search
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From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
seeming
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
shroud
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
silk
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From this reading Retiring beneath the loose-fitting bark of hickory or maple trees, a number of the smaller tube-weaving spiders construct about themselves a protecting web of many layers of the finest silk.
Six
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
six-footed
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From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
small
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
smaller
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From this reading Retiring beneath the loose-fitting bark of hickory or maple trees, a number of the smaller tube-weaving spiders construct about themselves a protecting web of many layers of the finest silk.
snug
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
solid
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
species
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
spiders
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From this reading The "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
spin
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From this reading The "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
spots
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
spring
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From this reading The "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
stage
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From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
State
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From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
taken
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From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
temperature
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
thawing
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Retiring beneath the loose-fitting bark of hickory or maple trees, a number of the smaller tube-weaving spiders construct about themselves a protecting web of many layers of the finest silk.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
tiger-like
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From this reading The "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
trees
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From this reading Retiring beneath the loose-fitting bark of hickory or maple trees, a number of the smaller tube-weaving spiders construct about themselves a protecting web of many layers of the finest silk.
true
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From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
tube-weaving
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From this reading Retiring beneath the loose-fitting bark of hickory or maple trees, a number of the smaller tube-weaving spiders construct about themselves a protecting web of many layers of the finest silk.
two
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From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
wandering
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From this reading The "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
weather
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
web
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From this reading Retiring beneath the loose-fitting bark of hickory or maple trees, a number of the smaller tube-weaving spiders construct about themselves a protecting web of many layers of the finest silk.
webs
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From this reading The "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
winged
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From this reading In any Northern State as many as four hundred different kinds of the six-footed or true insects, in the winged or adult stage, may be taken in winter by any one who is so disposed, and knows where to search for them.
winter
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From this reading Six or eight of the larger species of this group winter in the mature form beneath logs and chunks, being often frozen solid during cold weather, but thawing out as healthy as ever when the temperature rises.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The "wandering" spiders never spin webs, but run actively about and pounce upon their prey with a tiger-like spring.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within this snug retreat they lie from November until April--a handsome, small, black fellow, with green jaws and two orange spots on his abdomen, being the most common species found motionless within this seeming shroud of silk on a day in mid-winter.
