We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
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We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river. We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home. We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards. It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal. So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.
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come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.”
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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 We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
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From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
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From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.
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From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.
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From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.
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From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
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From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
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From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.
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From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
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From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.
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From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.
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From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.
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From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.
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From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.
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From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
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From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.
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From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.
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From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.
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From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
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From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
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From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.
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From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.
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From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.
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From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We dasn’t stop again at any town for days and days; kept right along down the river.
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From this reading We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long, gray beards.
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From this reading It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.
