Chapter VI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

later than; following

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "I thought," he answered, "that I’d walk over to the Dickerson farm and take a look at the improvements.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Mrs. Bruce asked, as she followed Luke to the door.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I thought," he answered, "that I’d walk over to the Dickerson farm and take a look at the improvements.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading Mrs. Bruce asked, as she followed Luke to the door.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading "I thought," he answered, "that I’d walk over to the Dickerson farm and take a look at the improvements.

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From this reading Mrs. Bruce asked, as she followed Luke to the door.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading His eyes fell to the ground.

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From this reading "I thought," he answered, "that I’d walk over to the Dickerson farm and take a look at the improvements.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading His eyes fell to the ground.

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From this reading Mrs. Bruce asked, as she followed Luke to the door.

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From this reading "Whar you going?"

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From this reading His eyes fell to the ground.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I thought," he answered, "that I’d walk over to the Dickerson farm and take a look at the improvements.

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From this reading "I thought," he answered, "that I’d walk over to the Dickerson farm and take a look at the improvements.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading "I thought," he answered, "that I’d walk over to the Dickerson farm and take a look at the improvements.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I thought," he answered, "that I’d walk over to the Dickerson farm and take a look at the improvements.

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From this reading Mrs. Bruce asked, as she followed Luke to the door.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading Mrs. Bruce asked, as she followed Luke to the door.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

above and across; more than

From this reading "I thought," he answered, "that I’d walk over to the Dickerson farm and take a look at the improvements.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Mrs. Bruce asked, as she followed Luke to the door.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I thought," he answered, "that I’d walk over to the Dickerson farm and take a look at the improvements.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I thought," he answered, "that I’d walk over to the Dickerson farm and take a look at the improvements.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I thought," he answered, "that I’d walk over to the Dickerson farm and take a look at the improvements.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I thought," he answered, "that I’d walk over to the Dickerson farm and take a look at the improvements.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

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From this reading "Whar you going?"

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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Jake threw a bag of shelled corn on the back of his mare, and, mounting upon it as if it were a saddle, he started off down the valley to the mill, and his father shouldered an axe and went up on the hill to cut wood.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Whar you going?"